Abraham of Augsburg

Abraham of Augsburg (died 21 November 1265) was a German proselyte to Judaism. He died a martyr's death.

Life Abraham was born at Augsburg, and he later converted into Judaism at a foreign region.

Reportedly, Abraham's rage ensued in a bitter confrontation between the Jews and Catholics of Sinzig, ensuing in a regional pogrom in which 61 other Jews were slain, together with Abraham. The incident attracted considerable attention, and it forms the subject of elegies by Mordecai ben Hillel (who himself suffered martyrdom in 1298) and by the liturgical poet Moses ben Jacob. The rites of Selichot tell about Abraham.