René Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

Judith Chazin-Bennahum

• The first biography of this fascinating cultural hero, relating his heroic actions in WWI and in concentration camps
• Based on a treasure trove of previously undiscovered letters in Paris and New York
• Explores Blum's relationship to some of the greatest choreographers of the 20th century
• Sheds light upon his extraordinary relationship to Proust and the publication of Swann's Way
• Traces his enduring legacy and influence in the United States

René Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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René Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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René Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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René Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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René Blum and The Ballets Russes

In Search of a Lost Life

Judith Chazin-Bennahum

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Have you heard of René Blum?

Well? Have you? If not, it's probably because René Blum's lifelong career in the arts has been safely hidden from the history books.  Only his brother Léon Blum, the first Socialist and Jewish Prime Minister of France, received enormous attention. But Judith Chazin-Bennahum knows why René Blum deserves to be remembered: because he was an extraordinary man. Chazin-Bennahum's book introduces the reader to the world of the Belle Epoque artists and writers, the Dreyfus Affair, the playwrights and painters who reigned supreme during the late 19th century and early 20th century period in Paris. Below she provides us with just a few of his most impressive accomplishments.

Posted on December 8, 2018

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Have you heard of René Blum?

Well? Have you? If not, it's probably because René Blum's lifelong career in the arts has been safely hidden from the history books. Only his brother Léon Blum, the first Socialist and Jewish Prime Minister of France, received enormous attention. But Judith Chazin-Bennahum knows why René Blum deserves to be remembered: because he was an extraordinary man. Chazin-Bennahum's book introduces the reader to the world of the Belle Epoque artists and writers, the Dreyfus Affair, the playwrights and painters who reigned supreme during the late 19^th century and early 20^th century period in Paris. Below she provides us with just a few of his most impressive accomplishments.

Posted on August 5, 2011

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