the marriage was unsuccessful and they divorced in 1918. In the meantime, she had met a Czech industrialist, Wilhelm Ginzkey (1856 - 1934), and they married on 23 July 1919. At that time, she converted from Judaism to Catholicism, ended her singing career and moved to Vienna. Julia remained married to Ginzkey until his death in 1934. In the meantime, the Nazis had come to power in Germany. After the German annexation (Anschluss) of Austria in 1938, Culp fled to the Netherlands, moving in with her sister Betsy in Amsterdam. When the Nazis invaded and occupied The Netherlands in 1940, Culp once again found herself in grave danger. Both she and her sister went into hiding and managed to survive the war. They returned to their flat on the Daniël Willinkplein (Victorieplein) in Amsterdam, where she remained until her death at age 90. References Sources Biography of Julia Culp at DutchDivas.net, featuring discography and sound clips Biography Julia Culp at the website of Amsterdam's Jewish Historical Museum Biography of Julia Culp at joods-leven.net External links 1880 births 1970 deaths Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism Dutch Roman Catholics Dutch mezzo-sopranos Jewish classical musicians People from Groningen (city) 20th-century Dutch women singers