The Many Deaths of Jew Süss: The Notorious Trial and Execution of an Eighteenth-Century Court JewNew historical insights into one of the most infamous episodes in the history of anti Semitism Joseph S ss Oppenheimer "Jew S ss" is one of the most iconic figures in the history of anti Semitism. In 1733, Oppenheimer became the "court Jew" of Carl Alexander, the duke of the small German state of W rttemberg. When Carl Alexander died unexpectedly, the W rttemberg authorities arrested Oppenheimer, put him on trial, and condemned him to death for