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Felix Mendelssohn was a well known musician and composer born in Germany in the early 19th century. He and his sister Fanny, also a composer and musician, had a grandfather named Moses Mendelssohn, well known Jewish theologian and philosopher.
Felix and Fanny were not raised Jewish. Their parents converted to Christianity and raised them Lutheran.
The articles I have included reflect on things like religion, culture, and identity, and how it affected many decisions, including the conversion, as well as creative decisions down the line for Felix and Fanny.
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Felix and Fanny were not raised Jewish. Their parents converted to Christianity and raised them Lutheran.
The articles I have included reflect on things like religion, culture, and identity, and how it affected many decisions, including the conversion, as well as creative decisions down the line for Felix and Fanny.
Answering the Felix Mendelssohn ‘Jewish question’ | BrandeisNOW
You know you know a lot about Felix Mendelssohn when one of the famed composer’s family members contacts you for information about him. That’s what happened to Jeffrey Sposato, PhD ’00, after Sheila Hayman read Sposato’s book on her great-great-great-great uncle, “The Price of Assimilation...
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Here and there – The faith of Felix Mendelssohn
When I told a friend of mine, an Anglican vicar, that I was reading a big biography of the German composer Felix Mendelssohn, he asked me to tell him what the views of the author were about …
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Felix Mendelssohn - Wikipedia
Fanny Mendelssohn - Wikipedia