Agenda

The Columbus Sculpture Panel

Inauguration of the commemorative plaque

Friday, August 31,

Museu d'Història dels Jueus

Inauguration of the commemorative plaque "Sculpture of Columbus" in memory of the artist Frank Meisler (1929-2018).

The Columbus Sculpture Panel commemorates the voyages of Columbus and the Jewish contribution that made the Voyages of Discovery possible. The Jews played a very important role in the scientific progress of the late Middle Ages, and Columbus used it especially in the fields of astronomy and cartography applied to navigation. Columbus himself wrote that all nations had learned from the Jews the principles of astronomy.

Frank Meisler's sculpture pays homage to three Jewish astronomers: Jacob Corsino (14th century), Josef Vecinho (15th century) and Abraham Zacuto (1452 - 1515).

Frank Meisler (Danzig, 1929 - Jaffa / Tel Aviv, March 24, 2018).
Educated in England and graduated at the University of Manchester, he settled in Israel in 1960. He lived and worked in the Artist’s Quarter of the Old City of Jaffa.
Often, his sculptures in bronze, silver and gold have been chosen as courtesy gifts in state visits of the prime ministers and presidents of Israel.