Born:2-Feb-1901 Birthplace: Vilna, Lithuania Died:10-Dec-1987 Location of death:Los Angeles, CA[1] Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Cremated (ashes scattered at sea)
Gender: Male Religion:Jewish Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation:Violinist
Nationality: United States Executive summary: Violin virtuoso
One of the greatest violin virtuosos of the 20th century (perhaps the best of all time), who debuted at Carnegie Hall at age sixteen. He was a resident of the United States after 1917, and a citizen in 1925. Touring, Heifetz was attacked by Israeli fanatics in 1953 because he refused to stop playing music written by Richard Strauss, a largely apolitical composer. The attacks injured his arm, and Heifetz did not return to Israel for nearly two decades.
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