Dawid Bajgelman
Title
Dawid Bajgelman
Birth Date
1887
Birthplace
Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski
Death Date
1944?
Occupation
composer and conductor
Biographical Text
Born into a musical family, Bajgelman received training as violinist and conductor. After a short stint in Łódź, he took the position of conductor with the Kraków operetta, with which he toured Africa and South America. Upon his return, Bajgelman was in high demand as a composer for several theatres in Łódź, Warsaw, and Rzeszów, but it is his collaboration with the brilliant ensemble of the Ararat theater in Łódź that got him most accolades. In the beginning of World War II, he was forced into the Lodzer Ghetto, where he continued his musical activities until at least 1942.
Bibliography
Lerski, Tomasz. Syrena Record: pierwsza polska wytwórnia fonograficzna; Poland’s first recording company, 1904-1939. New York; Warsaw: Editions Karin, 2004..
Associations
Ararat
ZAiKS
Deathplace
Auschwitz concentration camp
AKA
B. DER
Collection
Citation
“Dawid Bajgelman,” Jewish Life in Interwar Łódź , accessed December 10, 2024, https://jewish-lodz.iu.edu/items/show/62.