ANNELIESE LANDAU’S LIFE IN MUSIC: NAZI GERMANY TO ÉMIGRÉ CALIFORNIA, WITH DR. LILY E. HIRSCH
Center for Jewish History 15 W. 16th Street, New York CityThe subject of her new book, Lily E. Hirsch introduces us to a woman who truly persisted. Anneliese Landau pushed past bias to earn a PhD in musicology in 1930. She then lectured on early German radio, breaking new ground in a developing medium. After the Nazis forced the firing of all Jews in broadcasting in early 1933, Landau worked…