Portrait of Yeḥiel Mikhel ben Nathan of Lublin
The rhymed Hebrew inscription below the picture of Yeḥiel Mikhel ben Nathan of Lublin notes that he had formerly been a cantor in Lublin and is presently serving in that role in Amsterdam, in 1699/1700. He is pictured standing in front of the synagogue on Deventer Houtmarkt (later Jonas Daniël Meijerplein).
Credits
Courtesy Allard Pierson – the Collections of the University of Amsterdam, Ros. B 4-12.
Published in: The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization, vol. 5.
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