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131. 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 …

132. James Simon

     James Simon 1880

     102025 James Simon was born on 29 September 1880 in Berlin, in a highly assimilated, well-to-do Jewish family. His father being a private banker, the family enjoyed a luxury life. Reading the postcards …

133. Concert voor piano en klein orkest op. 30

     Marius Flothuis 1948

     100887 Concerto for piano and small orchestra Allegretto piacevole Larghetto Molto vivace Motto: “tantus labor non sit cassus” (from Dies irae) ‘let not so much hardship be in … 16

134. 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 …

135. Martin Spanjaard

     Martin Spanjaard 1892

     100694 Internationally celebrated conductor He was born on July 30, 1892, son of a wealthy textile manufacturer. When Martin was seven years old the family moved to The Hague and from that time …

136. 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 …

137. Rosy Wertheim

     Rosy Wertheim 1888

     100181 An exceptional international career Rosalie Marie Wertheim was born on February 19, 1888, into an affluent Jewish family. Her grandfather, Abraham Carel Wertheim (1832-1897) was a famous …

138. 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, …

139. Andries de Rosa

     Andries de Rosa 1869

     101241 Diamond worker, socialist and composer Relatively little is known about the youth of Andries de Rosa. It was a modest environment, the Jewish quarter of Amsterdam, where he was born on April …

140. Joan Fresco

     Joan Fresco 1886

     102860 Joan (Johan, Jonas, John, Joen) Fresco was born on 18 August 1886 in The Hague as the son of the Jewish tailor Moses Fresco and Regina Frank. At a young age, he showed already an interest in …