Many of the the thirteen children of Daniel Itzig and Miriam Wulff, and their descendants and spouses, had significant impact on both Jewish and German social and cultural (especially musical) history. Some instances are set out below. The word Jew ( Hebrew: יהודי) is used in a wide number of ways, but generally refers to a follower of the Jewish faith, a child of a Jewish mother, or someone of Jewish descent with a connection to Jewish culture or ethnicity and often a combination of these attributes. ...

Bella Itzig (1749-1824)

Married Levin Jacob Salomon.

Their son Jakob Salomon (1774-1825) converted to Christianity and took the surname Bartholdy. He was for a time Prussian consul in Italy. He persuaded his brother-in-law Abraham Mendelssohn Bartholdy, son of Moses Mendelssohn, to adopt his surname. Moses Mendelssohn. ...

Their daughter Lea (1777-1842) married Abraham Mendelssohn; they were the parents of Felix Mendelssohn and Fanny Mendelssohn. Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy at the age of thirty Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, now known generally as Felix Mendelssohn (February 3, 1809 – November 4, 1847) was a German composer of the early Romantic period. ... Fanny Mendelssohn Fanny Cäcilie Mendelssohn Bartholdy (November 14, 1805–May 14, 1847), later Fanny Hensel, was a German pianist and composer. ...

Isaac Daniel Itzig (1750-1806)

Founded with his brother-in-law David Friedländer the Jewish Free School in Berlin in 1778, the first of its kind. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Susanna Itzig (1752-1814)

Married David Friedländer, joint founder of the Jewish Free School in Berlin, employed Moses Mendelssohn in his silk factory, founded the bank of 'Mendelssohn and Friedländer' with Moses's son, Joseph. Friedländer was a major force in the movement for Jewish religious reform. Moses Mendelssohn. ...

Elias Itzig (b. 1755)

Elias was the father of the lawyer Julius Eduard Hitzig, butt of many gibes by Heinrich Heine, and of Henriette Itzig who married Nathan (Carl Theodore) Mendelssohn, son of Moses Mendelssohn. Christian Johann Heinrich Heine (born as Harry Heine December 13, 1797 – February 17, 1856) was one of the most significant German poets. ...

Bonem Itzig (b. 1756)

Father of Georg Heinrich Friedrich Hitzig, architect of many 19th cnetury Berlin buildings, including the Stock Exchange built on the site of the Mendelssohn house.

Fanny (Feigele) Itzig (1758-1818)

Married the Viennese banker Baron Nathan Adam von Arnstein. They were both patrons and acquaintances of Mozart in Vienna. Their daughter, Henriette von Pereira Arnstein, was a constant correspondent of her cousin, Felix Mendelssohn's mother Lea. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ...

Caecilie (Zipperche) Itzig (1760-1836)

Married the Viennese banker Freiherr Bernhard von Eskeles, who joined his brother-in-law Arnstein (see above) in partnership. They were patrons of Mozart and also of Ignaz Moscheles who gave piano lessons to Caecilie. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791) was one of the most significant and influential of all composers of Western classical music. ... Ignaz Moscheles (May 23, 1794–March 10, 1870) was a Bohemian composer and piano virtuoso. ...

Sarah Itzig (1761-1854)

Married Solomon Levy. A talented keyboard player, she was a pupil of Wilhelm Friedemann Bach and supported the widow of Carl Philip Emmanuel Bach. She took a strong interest in the musical education of her great-nephew Felix Mendelssohn, recommending Zelter as his teacher and instilling in him a love of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (November 22, 1710 – July 1, 1784) was the eldest, and by common repute the most gifted son, of Johann Sebastian Bach; a famous organist, a famous improvisor, and a complete master of counterpoint. ... Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach (Weimar, March 8, 1714 – December 14, German musician and composer, the second son of Johann Sebastian Bach. ... Carl Friedrich Zelter (1758 - 1832) was a German composer. ... The 1748 Haussmann portrait of the composer Johann Sebastian Bach (21 March 1685–28 July 1750) was a German composer and organist whose sacred and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo instruments drew together almost all of the strands of the baroque style and brought it to its ultimate...