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Reportedly, before leaving for war, Hochstein had expressed a desire to sponsor an effort to educate the underprivileged of
Rochester in the musical arts, in such a way that cost to the students and their families would not be an obstacle. In Hochstein's memory, then, Emily Sibley Watson and George
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By the time World War I began, Jacob
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Jacob and Helena were married in 1888. Their son David, born in 1892, demonstrated an aptitude for music from infancy, according to his father. For his fifth birthday, David received his first violin, a gift from his father, who became the boy's first instructor.
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talents to avoid making the same sacrifices as his peers. He initially received a hardship exemption from military service, due to his mother being widowed, but thought better of it and had the exemption rescinded. He joined the
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Eastman, with support from others, undertook to create a lasting memorial. Two benefit concerts were held in 1919, and Watson purchased the vacant
Hochstein home, which then became the locus of the
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