Dina Turgeman

After her death in 2014 at the age of 91 the story of her curtailed career, deportation and post war antisemitism were featured in varied media in Luxembourg and Belgium. led by the historian Denis Scuto. the Jerusalem Music Academy created a chamber music competition on her name.

In 1950 she married Mordechai Turgeman, CPA, whom she met touring in Israel, . They have two children, Professor Orit Pappo and Advocate Arik Ramot.

She went on to the Royal Conservatory of Brussels where she won „Premier prix avec distinction“ (First prize with distinction) in 1939. She won first prizes in competitions and played in concerts that were broadcast across Europe. During her studies she received the honor of Queen of Belgium's patronage. During the Second World War in 1941, her family was on the list to be deported to the Litzmannstadt Ghetto (Łódź), Turgeman and her family, with forged papers under the name ‘Dubois’ and assisted by Lucien Lambotte, hid in a convent near Liege in Belgium, where she played the organ at Mass every morning.

Dina Grossvogel Turgeman was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Her Polish-born art dealer family emigrated to Luxembourg. She studied piano at the Luxembourg Conservatory, with Lucien Lambotte, and at age 14 won „Premier prix avec grande distinction par 60 points“, (“first prize with distinction”). A year later, February 24, 1938, she gave her first recital at the Luxemburg Casino playing works of Glinka, Balakirew, Ljadow, Glasunow and Arenski.

Dina Turgeman (4 October 1922 – 14 February 2014), was a German-born Israeli pianist and piano teacher.