This movie by Sheila Hayman, a direct descendant of the Mendelssohn family, digs into Felix’s religion and how the family’s heritage and conversions affected their descendants during the Nazi years. Read more here: http://www.classical-music.com/feature/world-music/mendelssohn-nazis-and-me
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“Growing up in a London suburb, I never thought much about my relationship with Felix Mendelssohn. I always felt a bit weird but I put that down to having a father with a strong German accent and eccentric table manners.”