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Jessel, Leon

Date of birth:
January 22nd, 1871
Date of death:
January 4th, 1942
Buried on:
German War Graves Friedhof Wilmersdorf
Nationality:
German

Biography

The famour operette-composer Leon Jessel, of Jewish ancestry. Because of a letter found in his house, he was arrested on 15 December 1941. On 4 January 1942, he died due to heavy torturing by the Gestapo.

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