What religion was Giacomo Meyerbeer?
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Giacomo Meyerbeer was born in a Jewish family in Berlin, Prussia. He was baptized as a Protestant as a child, but returned to Judaism as an adult. He is considered one of the most important Jewish composers of the 19th century.
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