Epstein Brothers
The The Epstein Brothers Orchestra (often only Epstein Brothers was called) a Jewish musician quartet of the United States , which is primarily Klezmer played -music.
It consisted of the four New York City- born brothers Max Epstein (October 4, 1912– March 18, 2000), William “Willie” Epstein (March 3, 1919– July 2, 1999), Julius “Julie” Epstein (* 1926 ) and Isidore "Chi" Epstein (December 28, 1913 – November 1986).
In 1992 they gave their first concert on European soil in Berlin as part of the exhibition "Jüdische Lebenswelten", in November 1996 they gave another concert in Berlin as part of the Jewish Culture Days.
In 1996 Max, William and Julius Epstein starred in the documentary A Tickle in the Heart , which tells the story of the four brothers. Chi died in 1986.
In 1998 the Epsteins Brothers received the NEA National Heritage Awards from the National Endowment for the Arts Foundation.
After William died on July 2, 1999 and Max on March 28, 2000 in Fort Lauderdale , Florida , Julius Epstein is the last survivor of the band. He also lives in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with his wife Esther.
Web links
- Epstein Brothers at the NEA
Individual evidence
- ^ Bettina Bremme: Back from God's waiting room, in: Berliner Zeitung November 16, 1996 online, accessed February 22, 2013