Jackson's Oxford Journal, 11 July 1846

   On Tuesday last Harris Levy, a Polish Jew, carrying on the trade of a silversmith in Queen-street, in this city, was seized about five in the morning with an apoplectic fit. Mr Wyatt, the surgeon, was immediately sent for, and shortly after Dr. Wootten was called, but it was evident from the onset that medical skill was unavailing. About 10 o'clock Levy was supposed to be dead; the shutters of his house were put up, and his brethren assembled and commenced paying their customary honours to the dead; but the weeping, howling, and groaning, which resembled an Irish wake, seemed to re-animate the poor sufferer, who, in fact, was not dead, but lived two hours after it was supposed that his spirit had fled! The house was frequented during the whole of the day by all the Jews, young and old, resident in the city, and the next morning the corpse was conveyed to London, for interment in the Jewish burying place there. The loss of this worthy Israelite will be much regretted, not only by his brethren, but by all who were intimate with him, and acquainted with his social character. In his dealings he was distinguished for his correctness and uprightness, and but a short time since we had occasion to refer to his integrity and judgment in leading to the discovery of a series of robberies in this neighbourhood

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