Old Jaffa in pictures
Miko Schwartz's photos reveal beauty of old Clock Square, mosques and past ways of life
Today we return to the photos of Miko Schwartz,
who was a photojournalist and also worked for Keren Hayesod, the Jewish National Fund and several media outlets. This time his pictures focus on the city of Jaffa.
The photos were taken between 1939 and 1945. Those years, after the Arab revolt, taking pictures in Jaffa was not very safe, but Miko was a licensed photographer on behalf of the mandatory news authority.
The authority operated the Voice of Jerusalem radio station and issued a booklet called "The Radio" with photos from across the country every fortnight. The biweekly was published in English, Hebrew and Arabic.
Naturally, most of the photos in Jaffa show the Arab community, focusing on the beauty of the public buildings, streets and gardens, as well as the daily life of fishermen and worshippers.
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