▁and ▁design ▁and ▁was ▁active ▁in ▁Berlin ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 0 . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁best - known ▁works ▁are ▁the ▁K rollo per , ▁the ▁Heb bel ▁Theater ▁and ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁Theater , ▁all ▁in ▁Berlin , ▁the ▁Neue ▁Stad tt he ater ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁and ▁the ▁Hab ima ▁Theater ▁in ▁Tel ▁Av iv . ▁ ▁Youth ▁and ▁Education ▁▁ ▁Kauf mann ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Ú js zent anna / Ne u ▁Sank t ▁Anna ▁( today ▁S ânt ana ), ▁near ▁Ar ad , ▁Roman ia ), ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁wealth y ▁and ▁pr estig ious ▁Jewish ▁family ▁in ▁Hung ary . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁the ▁Ab it ur , ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁study ▁architecture ▁at ▁a ▁university ▁in ▁Budapest . ▁This ▁created ▁t ension ▁with ▁his ▁parents , ▁who ▁wished ▁him ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁pian ist . ▁The ▁t ension ▁was ▁so ▁great ▁that ▁Kauf mann ' s ▁parents ▁refused ▁to ▁support ▁him ▁finan cially , ▁so ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁to ▁leave ▁Hung ary ▁and ▁continue ▁his ▁education ▁in ▁Germany , ▁at ▁the ▁Groß her z og liche ▁Techn ische ▁Hoch schule ▁( English : ▁Grand ▁Du cal ▁Techn ical ▁College ) ▁in ▁Kar ls ru he . ▁Iron ically , ▁he ▁supported ▁himself ▁by ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁pian ist . ▁This ▁placed ▁him ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁many ▁people ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁opera ▁scene , ▁among ▁them ▁the ▁then - direct or ▁of ▁the ▁Kar ls ru he ▁Hof oper ▁( C ourt ▁Opera ),