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Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman
Johanna Bordewijk-Roepman 1892
100005 biografie (Zutphen, 2002) Vincent, Jo, Zingend door het Leven: Memoires van Jo Vincent (Amsterdam … -
Daniel Belinfante
Daniël Belinfante 1893
100017 Avant-gardist in the Watergraafsmeer Belinfante was born in the Amsterdam neighborhood Watergraafsmeer on March 6, 1893, the third child in a family of ten. From his father Aron, a diamond … -
Ferenc/Franz Weisz
Franz Weisz 1893
100693 “I’m not involved in politics; I have nothing to fear” Born in Budapest on August 2, 1893, Ferenc was the third son of Ignaz Weisz and Terezia Friedman. He was a musical prodigy; at the age … -
Leo Kok
Leo Kok 1893
100711 Witness of an entire century Leo Kok was born in Amsterdam on November 24, 1893. His Portuguese-Jewish mother died during childbirth; his father died when he was eight years old. Perhaps … -
Henriëtte Bosmans
Henriëtte Bosmans 1895
100018 Dutch soloist of international stature Henriette, an only child, was raised in a musical environment. Her father, Henri Bosmans (1856-1896), had been principal solo cellist of the newly … -
Leo Smit
Leo Smit 1900
100000 The comfort of blithe notes Leo Smit came from a mixed Sephardic Ashkenazi family. His father, Rephaël Smit, was a wealthy shoe merchant descending from the Ashkenazi Smit family. The other … -
Julius Hijman
Julius Hijman 1901
100028 Passionate advocate of new music Julius Hijman was born on January 25, 1901 in Almelo, at that time a town with a prosperous textile industry. His Jewish parents, the physician Leopold Hijman … -
Hans Lachman
Hans Lachman 1906
101117 Master arranger and musical all-rounder Heinz Lachmann was born in Berlin on March 7, 1906, son of Sigmund Lachmann, a physician and Emma Löwy, a pianist who had studied at the Stern … -
Carel Jacobs
Carel Jacobs 1909
102506 Domine, non sum dignus Carel Wilhelmus Joseph Jacobs was born on March 26, 1909 in 's-Heerenberg, a small town in the municipality of Montferland. His father Joannes Jacobs was a well-known … -
Marjo Tal
Marjo Tal 1915
100692 A Vesuvius in music Marjo Tal was born in The Hague on January 15, 1915, the eldest of three daughters in a liberal Jewish family of orthodox origin. Very early on she showed musical talent …