Jules Boucherit
Jules Boucherit was a French violinist and renowned violin pedagogue.
Jules Boucherit was born in Morlaix. He attended the Conservatoire de Paris, studying under Jules Garcin. Later he taught at the same conservatoire; notable students include Serge [Blanc |Serge Blanc], Janine Andrade, Ginette Neveu, Manuel Rosenthal, Henri Temianka, Manuel [Quiroga |Manuel Quiroga], Ivry Gitlis, Michel Schwalbé, Devy Erlih, Michèle Auclair and , who became Boucherit's assistant.
He played with pianist Louis Diémer, with his sister, pianist and composer Magdeleine Boucherit Le Faure, and later with Magda Tagliaferro between 1910 and 1922. He made several 78rpm recordings.
During the war, Jules Boucherit, professor at the Conservatoire, hid and protected Denise Soriano, Serge Blanc and Devy Erlih, along with other young Jewish musicians. He was awarded the Righteous Among the Nations Medal posthumously.
J. Boucherit died in 1962 in Paris.