Joel ben Simeon
Joel ben Simeon, also known as Feibush Ashkenazi was a 15th-century Jewish scribe and illuminator who worked in Germany and Northern Italy. He is best known for the manuscript today known as the Ashkenazi Haggadah.Life
Joel ben Simeon was originally from either Cologne or Bonn. Around the middle of the century he moved to northern Italy, where he travelled between cities to work his trade. He died around 1492.
