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Felix Mendelssohn - Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, born and generally known as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer and conductor of the early Romantic period. He was born to a notable Jewish family, being the grandson of the philosopher Moses Mendelssohn.
Mendelssohn - Mendelssohn (or Mendelsohn) is a Jewish family name, meaning "son of Mendel", Mendel being a Yiddish diminutive of the Hebrew given name Menahem, meaning "consoling" or "one who consoles"; it can refer to several subjects:
Henriette Herz - Henriette Herz (September 5, 1764 - October 22, 1847) was a close friend of Dorothea Mendelssohn, daughter of the famous Jewish thinker Moses Mendelssohn. Born Henriette De Lemos, she was the daughter of a physician, descended from a Portuguese Jewish family of Hamburg.
Paul Friedmann - Paul Friedmann was a German philanthropist; born at Berlin in the middle of the nineteenth century. Friedmann was of Jewish descent, and is connected with the family of Moses Mendelssohn.