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Bronislaw Huberman

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Who

Bronislaw Huberman · Arts & Literature

What

Classical violinist (founder, Israel Phil.)

When

1882, Częstochowa, Poland — 1947, Corsier-sur-Vevey, Switzerland

Where

Poland · Switzerland · Israel

Biography

Bronislaw Huberman is recognized among Israeli contributors to Arts & Literature — Classical violinist (founder, Israel Phil.)

How & why

Bronisław Huberman was a Polish violin virtuoso who, in 1936, founded the Palestine Symphony Orchestra — today the Israel Philharmonic — rescuing scores of Jewish musicians from Nazi Europe by bringing them to perform in Palestine. Born to a Jewish family in Częstochowa, he was Jewish.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music

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Classical violinist (founder, Israel Phil.)

1882

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Music