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The entrance to Frank Meilser Gallery in Old Jaffa.

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he narrow alleyway
was typical of the
streets of Old Jaffa —
quiet, full of the play of
light and shadows and lined
with thick stone buildings.
Bright flowers and plants
adorned many windows.
The sign outside the corner
building read simply, "Frank
Meisler Gallery." But seeing
it, I was already filled with
anticipation.
I'd seen and admired Frank
Meisler's sculptures in far-
flung places — in a small
gallery in Baden, Switzer-
land; in a shop selling
Judaica in San Juan, Puerto
Rico; and at the Jewish Com-
munity Center in Boca Raton,
Fla., where his Jerusalem
globe stands outside the
modern complex.
Now I was approaching the
headquarters of Israel's most
prominent sculptor. Luckily,
Mr. Meisler himself was on
hand on the day I visited.
Visiting his gallery turned
out to be the highlight of my
visit to Old Jaffa, the port

area which is a mere 10
minutes from Tel Aviv. The
visit proved again for me one
remarkable aspect of Israel:
how informal it is and how ac-
cessible are some of its most
noteworthy citizens.
Wearing a gray T-shirt and
blue jeans, the sculptor turn-
ed out to be a friendly and un-
pretentious Israeli who right
away offered me coffee and a
chance to tour the premises.
First, however, he pointed
out that around the corner in
a separate building is the
foundry which is essential to
his work. "That's the begin-
ning of everything," he ex-
plained. "You pour and cast
and shape the metal in the
foundry."
Even before this, however,
he does sketches or models in
a light material and then
works it into a master cast to
be used in the foundry.
We were now heading into
the workroom where eight
workers are busy, each with a
specialized part of the process
of creating sculptures of

