Rabbi from Old Krakow. Painting

KRAKOV, a city in southern Poland, in the 11–16 centuries. - its capital. First mentioned in 965 in notes in Arabic by the Jewish merchant Ibrahim Ibn Yakub from Tortosa. Jews apparently lived in Krakow already in the 12th century. and controlled the mint, as evidenced by coins with inscriptions in Hebrew letters "Sack, King of Poland" and "Krakow" (KRK - קרק). In the documents 1304-50. mention is made of the “Jewish Gate” and Jewish Street (now St. Anne Street), as well as a synagogue, mikveh and Jewish cemetery. According to documents from the 14th and 15th centuries, there were two synagogues in Krakow, a school, a wedding hall and a bathhouse, and even then some Jews lived outside the street allocated to them, just as few Christians had houses in the Jewish district of the city. At the end of the 14th century a rich Jew Levko lived in Krakow, lending money to kings Casimir III, Louis of Hungary, Jadwig and Vladislav II Jagiello. According to the chronicles, Jewish bargaining was organized on the square at the intersection of the present streets of St. Anna and Jagiellonian.

Painting:Oil on Canvas

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:11.8 W x 16.1 H x 1.2 D in

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