[DOC] [TLE] Felix Mendelssohn Biography - life, family, childhood, children ... [PAR] Felix Jakob Ludwig Mendelssohn-Bartholdy was born in Hamburg, Germany, ... 
and Leah Mendelssohn and the grandson of the famous Jewish philosopher 
Moses ... to Protestantism (a branch of Christian religion), and changed the family 
name ... Felix and his elder sister, Fanny, received their early piano instruction 
from... [DOC] [TLE] Free Flashcards about COMPOSERS - StudyStack [PAR] HIS FAMILY WAS JEWISH BUT HIS FATHER BECAME A PROTESTANT AND 
ADDED BARTHOLDY TO THE LAST NAME, MENDELSSOHN. BORN IN 1895... [DOC] [TLE] Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy), (Jacob Ludwig) Felix - Baker's ... [PAR] Mendelssohn (-Bartholdy), (Jacob Ludwig) Felix, famous German composer, ... 
his mother was Lea Salomon; the family was Jewish, but upon its settlement in ... 
the father decided to become a Protestant and added Bartholdy to his surname. [DOC] [TLE] Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy - Wikipedia [PAR] Abraham Ernst Mendelssohn Bartholdy was a German banker and philanthropist. 
He was the father of Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Mendelssohn. ... By the time 
of Moses's death in 1786 the Mendelssohn family was well ... In 1804, Abraham 
Mendelssohn became a partner in his brother Joseph's banking company. [DOC] [TLE] Felix Mendelssohn | Elijah - San Francisco Choral Society [PAR] His grandfather Moses was one of Europe's most influential thinkers and the last 
... Felix's parents added Bartholdy to the family name, converted to Protestantism, 
and had their ... became a committed Lutheran, he refused to adopt Bartholdy as 
a surname. ... Elijah's assignment: to return the dispersed Jewish tribes to Israel. [DOC] [TLE] Dr. Dick's "Mendelssohn's World": Mendelssohn & His Jewish Heritage [PAR] Aug 31, 2009 ... His great-grandfather had been born in a Jewish ghetto in the German city of 
Dessau. ... These monkeys became a symbol to future generations of the family ... 
Bartholdy, but Felix refused, using both names officially (see his signature, left). ... 
name Meyer to his original last name, Beer (his father was also a... [DOC] [TLE] Felix Mendelssohn and Jewish Identity [article]:Article Description ... [PAR] Feb 23, 2009 ... His intellect and aptitude for music were apparent at an early age; by the age of ... 
But the apparent effortlessness with which Mendelssohn met ... Born into a 
Protestant family of Jewish heritage, at a time when Jews ... At about this time, the 
family added the surname "Bartholdy" to their existing name (to... [DOC] [TLE] Felix Mendelssohn | German musician and composer | Britannica.com [PAR] In his music Mendelssohn largely observed Classical models... ... Felix was born 
of Jewish parents, Abraham and Lea Salomon Mendelssohn, from ... In 1822, 
when his parents were also baptized, the entire family adopted the surname 
Bartholdy, .... And he became endeared to the English musical public in other 
ways. [DOC] [TLE] Jacob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847 ... - Geni [PAR] Jul 4, 2016 ... He was recognized early as a musical prodigy, but his parents were cautious and 
... later changed his surname to Mendelssohn Bartholdy, and who was himself 
the ... Felix was the family's second child: his older sister Fanny was also to 
display ... Fanny became a well-known pianist and amateur composer;... [DOC] [TLE] The Jewish Week | Connecting the World to Jewish News, Culture ... [PAR] Nov 8, 2010 ... Elijah, says Jeffrey Sposato in his award-winning book The Price of ... rejection 
of his own faith for Christianity (Saul become Paul), but it also depicts Jews as ... 
Felix's father Abraham closely edited these oratorios, and throughout his life ... In 
addition, they added the Christian surname Bartholdy, which... [DOC] [TLE] Yale University Library: Exhibits at the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library [PAR] One of the great child prodigies of music history, Mendelssohn composed his 
Octet, ... Thanks to his parents wealth and connections, Felix and his siblings ... 
the compound surname Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, after a property the family 
owned. ... In 1833 he became the music

Question: His family was Jewish but his father became a protestant & added Bartholdy to the last name
Answer: Felix Mendelssohn