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Kurt Sonnenfeld (composer)
Kurt Sonnenfeld (Vienna, 24 February 1921 – Milan, 22 March 1997) was an Austrian Jewish musician and composer. During World War II, he was interned in Fascist camps established in Italy under the regime of Benito Mussolini. Life Early life Kurt Sonnenfeld was born in Vienna on 24 February 1921, during the city's peak of cultural, artistic, and musical prominence. From an early age, his musical talent was recognized by his father, Leopold Sonnenfeld, a prominent Jewish actor-musician active in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. He began formal musical studies at the Vienna Conservatory and later trained under renowned Viennese operetta composer Edmund Eysler (1874–1949), studying piano, harmony, composition, and counterpoint. Persecution and emigration In July 1939, amid rising antisemitic persecution following the Anschluss, Sonnenfeld's parents sent him to Milan. They hoped to secure his eventual emigration to the United States through the legal mechanism of an af ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vienna
Vienna ( ; ; ) is the capital city, capital, List of largest cities in Austria, most populous city, and one of Federal states of Austria, nine federal states of Austria. It is Austria's primate city, with just over two million inhabitants. Its larger metropolitan area has a population of nearly 2.9 million, representing nearly one-third of the country's population. Vienna is the Culture of Austria, cultural, Economy of Austria, economic, and Politics of Austria, political center of the country, the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, fifth-largest city by population in the European Union, and the most-populous of the List of cities and towns on the river Danube, cities on the river Danube. The city lies on the eastern edge of the Vienna Woods (''Wienerwald''), the northeasternmost foothills of the Alps, that separate Vienna from the more western parts of Austria, at the transition to the Pannonian Basin. It sits on the Danube, and is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centro Di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea
The Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea (Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation; CDEC) is an independent cultural and historical institution in Milan, Italy. It promotes the study, culture, and history of the Jewish People in Italy in the context of contemporary history, modern times. The CDEC was founded in 1955 at the initiative of the Italian Jewish Youth Federation ''(Federazione Giovanile Ebraica Italiana).'' The center researches and documents anti-semitic persecution in Italy, as well as Jewish contributions to the Resistance in Italy. ''(per the CDEC charter, 1957)'' Since 1986, the Center operates as a not-for-profit Foundation, under the name La Fondazione Centro di Documentazione Ebraica Contemporanea — CDEC. Michele Sarfatti has served as the Foundation's director during the years 2002–16. Activities Departments The Center functions as a study and research facility. It curates exhibitions and organizes encounters between students and teachers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
