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His followers saw him as the Messiah; for his opponents he was a charlatan, yes heretic: Jakob Frank, born in Korolówka, Poland in 1726, died in Offenbach am Main in 1791, was one of the most colorful figures in 18th century Europe. As leader of the mystical movement of the Frankists, Jakob Frank was determined to open his people, the Jews of Eastern Europe, to modernity; throughout his life he fought for their rights, for freedom, equality, emancipation.
Jüdisches Museum Berlin – W. M. Blumenthal Akademie
JMB book club with the novel The Jacob's Books by Olga Tokarczuk
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His followers saw him as the Messiah; for his opponents he was a charlatan, yes heretic: Jakob Frank, born in Korolówka, Poland in 1726, died in Offenbach am Main in 1791, was one of the most colorful figures in 18th century Europe. As leader of the mystical movement of the Frankists, Jakob Frank was determined to open his people, the Jews of Eastern Europe, to modernity; throughout his life he fought for their rights, for freedom, equality, emancipation.
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