Karl Emil Franzos (1848–1904)

Karl Emil Franzos is considered the father of the ghetto novella. His critical gaze was rooted in a deep Eurocentrism, which makes it hard to compare his work with the Yiddish or Hebrew writing of the time. (Marie Schumacher-Brunhes, Lille)

Karl Emil Franzos (1848–1904), location unknown, black-and-white photograph, year unknown, unknown photographer; source: Zenodot Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Zeno.org, http://www.zeno.org/pnd/118702599, http://www.zeno.org/nid/20004786297.