Oskar Kaufmann

Oskar Kaufmann (February 2, 1873, Újszentanna/Neu Sankt Anna (today Sântana), near Arad, Romania - September 8, 1956, Budapest) was an Hungarian-Jewish architect. He was an expert of construction and design and played an active part in Berlin since 1900. Among his most well-known works are the Krolloper in Berlin, the Hebbel Theater and the Renaissance Theater, both located in Berlin, Germany, the Neue Stadttheater in Vienna, and the Habima Theater in Tel Aviv. Kaufmann was the son of a wealthy and prestigious Jewish family in Hungary. After completing the Abitur, he began to study architecture at a university in Budapest. This created tension with Kaufmann's parents, who wished him to become pianist. The tension was so great that...