 and he was making his way in the music world as a conductor, performer, and composer during the 1930s. His identity as a Jew during that time in Germany quickly made him a target for the Nazis, and he immigrated to Paris, changing his name to Jean Berger, the name by which he is known to us now. Once France fell to the Nazis, Berger immigrated to the United States, where he served in the U.S. Army and continued on with his music career.