Description: (Former Violinist remembered for his performances at prestigious venues like Carnegie Hall)
Jascha Heifetz, a renowned violinist of Jewish-Russian-American heritage, was celebrated as one of the greatest violinists of all time. He was recognized as a prodigy in Vilnius and received training in the Russian classical violin style in St. Petersburg. He later moved to the US as a teenager and made a highly acclaimed debut at Carnegie Hall. By the age of 18, he had become the world's highest-paid violinist. Throughout his successful concert career, Heifetz also contributed to the USO during wartime. Following an arm injury in 1972, he shifted his focus to teaching.