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14 January 1802 Richard Wagner’s Jewish Christian friend Karl Lehrs born #otdimjh

Posted on January 14, 2016 by richardsh

Today we consider two of the sons of Pinkus Kaufmann Levi, who changed his name to Lehrs; Karl Ludwig Lehrs (January 14, 1802 – June 9, 1878), was a German classical scholar. Bernstein gives a short note: Lehrs, Karl, was born … Continue reading →

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14 January 1802 – Birth of Karl Lehrs, Classical Scholar, brother of Samuel, friend of Richard Wagner #onthisday #otdimjh

Posted on January 14, 2015 by richardsh

Today we consider two of the sons of Pinkus Kaufmann Levi, who changed his name to Lehrs; Karl Ludwig Lehrs (January 14, 1802 – June 9, 1878), was a German classical scholar. Bernstein gives a short note: Lehrs, Karl, was born … Continue reading →

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#Otdimjh 4 November 1847 Felix Mendelssohn’s Music Fades on this day in Messianic Jewish history

Posted on November 3, 2014 by richardsh

Bernstein records Mendelssohn’s career without commenting on his personal faith, or the Jewish and Christian aspects of his musical inspiration and output – these were well enough known and a matter of discussion in 1909, when “Some Jewish Witnesses for … Continue reading →

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