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Author: Judith Chazin-Bennahum (Distinguished Professor Emerita of Dance, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Dance, University of New Mexico)
Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.60cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 0.535kg
ISBN: 9780195399332
ISBN 10: 0195399331
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 04 August 2011
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
<br> Like a detective, Judith Chazin-Bennahum sets out to recover Rene Blum's fascinating and ultimately tragic life from the margins of history. Weaving him into the tapestry of the Belle Epoque and les annees folles, she reveals a life devoted from childhood to the arts, a writer-turned-ballet impresario who brought taste, passion, and a rare gift for friendship to everything he did. The brother of Leon Blum, the first Socialist and first Jewish prime minister of France, Rene died in Auschwitz, a victim like so many others of Nazi racial hatred. --Lynn Garafola, Professor of Dance, Barnard College<br> Chazin-Bennahum has unearthed the truth about Rene Blum's extraordinary vision and artistic contributions. By illuminating the life of an important dance figure via an array of previously unknown primary sources, she also provides a first-rate model for dance biographies yet to come. --Elizabeth Aldrich, Dance Historian<br>
<br> Like a detective, Judith Chazin-Bennahum sets out to recover Ren Blum's fascinating and ultimately tragic life from the margins of history. Weaving him into the tapestry of the Belle Epoque and les ann es folles, she reveals a life devoted from childhood to the arts, a writer-turned-ballet impresario who brought taste, passion, and a rare gift for friendship to everything he did. The brother of L on Blum, the first Socialist and first Jewish prime minister of France, Ren died in Auschwitz, a victim like so many others of Nazi racial hatred. --Lynn Garafola, Professor of Dance, Barnard College<p><br> Chazin-Bennahum has unearthed the truth about Ren Blum's extraordinary vision and artistic contributions. By illuminating the life of an important dance figure via an array of previously unknown primary sources, she also provides a first-rate model for dance biographies yet to come. --Elizabeth Aldrich, Dance Historian<p><br> Balletomanes, Francophiles, and students of European cultura
Author Information
Judith Chazin-Bennahum, former ballet dancer, is Distinguished Professor Emerita of Theatre and Dance at the University of New Mexico.
