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Lex van Delden
Lex van Delden 1919
100020 Keen journalist, but above all a composer Lex van Delden was born on September 10, 1919, in Amsterdam's Jewish quarter, on the Recht Boomssloot. His parents, Wolf and Sarah Zwaap, shared a … -
Dick Kattenburg
Dick Kattenburg 1919
100003 Jazzy melodies by a promising talent Dick Kattenburg was born in Amsterdam on November 11, 1919, the second child of Louis and Heleen Kattenburg. He had an older sister Daisy, and brother Tom … -
Fania Chapiro
Fania Chapiro 1926
100019 Child prodigy, pianist and composer Father Naum Chapiro was a violin teacher and Fania, just a toddler, tried to play with his violin. But soon it became clear that another instrument was … -
Nico Richter
Nico Richter 1915
100016 Concise, vigorous and distinctive Nico Max Richter was born in Amsterdam on December 2nd 1915, the second of three children and the only son of the dentist Izaak Richter and his wife Sara Manheim … -
Marius Flothuis
Marius Flothuis 1914
100022 Composer, scholar, humanist Marius Flothuis, born on October 30, 1914, in an Amsterdam apartment on the corner of Ruysdaelstraat and Hondecoeterstraat, was raised in a well-to-do family. His … -
Géza Frid
Géza Frid 1904
100023 That famous Hungarian Dutchman Géza Frid was born on January 25, 1904, in Máramarossziget, a small town in former Hungary (now Rumania). At the age of four, his mother gave him piano lessons, … -
Simon Gokkes
Simon Gokkes 1897
100025 Opera conductor and composer of Jewish liturgical music Simon Gokkes was born in Amsterdam on March 21, 1897. David Gokkes, his father, was a peddler from Blokzijl, a harbor town in the … -
Bob Hanf
Bob Hanf 1894
100026 Painter, writer, musician Bob Hanf was born in Amsterdam on November 25, 1894. His parents Joseph Hanf and Laura Romberg, assimilated German Jews, were originally from Westphalia and had … -
Paul Hermann
Paul Hermann 1902
100027 With a cello through Europe Paul (Pál) Hermann was born on March 27, 1902, in a well-to-do neighborhood in Buda. The amusing story goes that young Paul only would practice the piano if he … -
Martha Belinfante-Dekker
Martha Dekker-Belinfante 1900
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