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Jewish Man and Woman from Frankfurt
Caspar Luyken
1703
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Caspar Luyken was a Dutch printmaker, known for his etchings, who learned the craft of book illustration from his father, Jan. Both of them worked mostly in Amsterdam. Between 1699 and 1705, Caspar worked in Nuremberg, Germany, where he collaborated with German print publisher and art dealer Christoph Weigel on the production of illustrated books.
One hundred and odd years ago, the walls that imprisoned us Jews in a mental ghetto fell, torn down by Christian advocates of human rights who are assured of our eternal gratitude. After having been…
An old Jew asked me near the Jaffa Gate:
“Is the Saxon Garden still there? The same as ever?
Is there a fountain? At the entrance from Czysta Street
In the old days confectioners had a shop there…