▁his ▁wife ▁and ▁children ▁fled ▁to ▁Israel ▁and ▁converted ▁to ▁J uda ism . ▁The ▁case ▁was ▁widely ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁media ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Re fa at ▁Al - G amm al ▁ ▁G um aa ▁AL - Sh aw an ▁ ▁Heb a ▁Sel im ▁ ▁Esp ion age ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 7 ▁death s ▁Category : E gypt ian ▁sp ies ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁sp ies ▁Category : Con ver ts ▁to ▁J uda ism ▁from ▁Islam ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁Jews ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁people ▁of ▁Egypt ian ▁descent ▁Category : Pe ople ▁conv icted ▁of ▁sp ying ▁for ▁Israel ▁Category : Exec uted ▁sp ies ▁Category : Is ra eli ▁Arab ▁Jews <0x0A> </s> ▁Austin ▁Ste ward ▁( 1 7 9 3 ▁– ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 8 6 9 ) ▁was ▁an ▁African - American ▁abol ition ist ▁and ▁author . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁a ▁slave ▁and ▁escaped ▁from ▁Virginia ▁at ▁about ▁age ▁ 2 1 , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Ro chester , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁then ▁Canada . ▁His ▁aut obi ography , ▁Tw enty - Two ▁Years ▁a ▁S lave , ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁ ▁Life ▁Austin ▁Ste ward ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Prince ▁William ▁County , ▁Virginia , ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 3 ▁to