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Ignace Lilien
Ignace Lilien 1897
100747 Cosmopolitan in a boundless musical universe Ignace Lilien was born on May 29, 1897, in multi-cultural Lemberg, at that time an Austrian city where Poles, Ukrainians and Jews were the largest … -
Mischa Hillesum
Mischa Hillesum 1920
101236 Angelic child prodigy Mischa Hillesum was raised in an unconventional environment in Deventer. In the family home, certainly not typically Dutch with its exotic interior and bohemian … -
Hans Krieg
Hans Krieg 1899
101237 Advocate of Jewish heritage Hans Max Krieg was raised in the family of a Jewish manufacturer of leather goods. Music played an important role in the family home. At the age of six he played … -
Bertus van Lier
Bertus van Lier 1906
101238 Focused, ambitious and a man of principles Bertus van Lier was born on September 10, 1906, the son of Alfred Johan Salomon van Lier and Cornelia Geertruida Guldensteeden Egeling. Early on, … -
Wilhelm Rettich
Wilhelm Rettich 1892
101240 A Survival Artist He was born in Leipzig in 1892, the son of Isidor Rettich, a merchant and Rosa Idelsohn. His parents wanted him to become a doctor, but he knew early on that music was his … -
Paul Seelig
Paul Seelig 1876
101242 Specialist in music of the Dutch East Indies Paul Seelig was born in Dortmund in 1876, the oldest in a family of seven children. The family lived in Breda, in the Netherlands, where his … -
Theo Smit Sibinga
Theo Smit Sibinga 1899
101243 Sensitive and skillful Theodore Henri Smit Sibinga was born in Bandung and still a toddler when his family returned to the Netherlands. After high school, he started cello lessons with … -
Zoltán Székely
Zoltán Székely 1903
101244 Violin Virtuoso from Budapest Zoltán Székely was born on December 8, 1903 in Kocs, Hungary. His father, Laszló Székely, was a physician, and because of his work the family moved from time to … -
Max Vredenburg
Max Vredenburg 1904
101245 Honest and tireless Max David Vredenburg was born in Brussels on January 16, 1904, and was raised in a Dutch-Jewish family. With the looming threat of war, they fled to The Hague. Max was … -
Sem Dresden
Sem Dresden 1881
100021 A pragmatic idealist Sem Dresden was born into an Ashkenazi Jewish family originating from the Prussian town of Gdansk, today a city in Poland. Both his father and grandfather were diamond …