The Mendelssohns: Three Generatons of Genius

"For Herbert Kupferberg, the Mendelssohns are 'the Rothschilds of culture.' Their dynasty began with Moses, bright‐eyed hunchback from the Dessau ghetto who emigrated to Berlin and became one of the 18th century's noted philosophers. The second generation was represented by sisters, Dorothea and Henrietta, who maintained literary salons and indulged in amatory adventures, and by Abraham, wealthy merchant who devoted much of his energies to furthering the career of his son Felix, one of the ...