Joseph Feingold

Joseph Feingold (March 23, 1923 - April 15, 2020) was a Holocaust survivor and co-star of "Joe's Violin," a short documentary nominated for an Oscar.[1][2]

Life

Feingold was born on March 23, 1923 in Warsaw, Poland. When fleeing the Nazis with his father, Feingold was caught by the Russian army and sent to a labor camp in Siberia for six years.[3] After the war, while at a DP camp in Germany, Feingold traded cigarettes for a violin.[4] He emigrated to New York City with his father and brother, Alexander, who also survived World War II.[1]

He graduated from Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture at the age of 39 and was a successful architect with his own firm.[5]

In 2014, while listening to the radio station WQXR,[4] he heard about a program that gives used instruments to New York City school children and he donated the violin from his youth to Brianna Perez, a 12-year-old girl from the Bronx.[6] The two of them formed a friendship, and their story was picked up by filmmaker Kahane Cooperman[5] and made into her 2016 documentary "Joe's Violin."[3] The film followed the first-generation child of Dominican immigrants, Perez, and Feingold as they corresponded and met for the violin donation. The 2016 film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Documentary.[5]

Family

Feingold married Regina (Kaufman) Gilbert in 1971. She was a divorced mother of two. [7]

Death

Feingold died on April 15, 2020 at Mt. Sinai West Hospital in Manhattan, New York of complications from COVID-19.[1][8] His brother, Alex, died one month before he did on March 17 of pneumonia.[9]

References
  1. Kurutz, Steven (2020-04-22). "Joseph Feingold, Holocaust Survivor and Documentary Star, Dies at 97". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  2. "Oral history interview with Joseph Feingold - Collections Search - United States Holocaust Memorial Museum". collections.ushmm.org. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  3. "Brothers who survived Holocaust die weeks apart in virus-hit NYC". ynetnews. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  4. "Remembering Joseph Feingold of 'Joe's Violin' | WQXR Blog". WQXR. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  5. GrisarApril 17, P. J.; Neih, 2020Courtesy of Raphaela. "Joseph Feingold, survivor and documentary subject, dies at 97". The Forward. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  6. "Holocaust survivor makes surprising connection with young musician in 'Joe's Violin'". Jewish Journal. 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  7. "Joseph Feingold, Holocaust survivor and documentary star, dies at 97". artdaily.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
  8. Crowther, Linnea (May 19, 2020). "Joseph Feingold (1923–2020), Holocaust survivor profiled in Oscar-nominated "Joe's Violin". Legacy.
  9. Gera, Vanessa; R; Herschaft, y. "Virus stops final goodbye for Holocaust survivor brothers who died weeks apart". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2020-05-19.
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