After World War II, Palestine Symphony Orchestra musicians who wanted nothing to do with their German-made instruments offered Moshe Weinstein an ultimatum. Weinstein had trained as a violinist …
“These violins are a different type of survivor,” said musicologist James Grymes, who is part of the Violins of Hope project.The post Holocaust-memory program centers on World War II-era musical
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CHICAGO For two decades, a father and son duo have quietly collected and repaired over 70 violins used by victims and survivors of the Holocaust. “I opened the violin,” Amnon Weinstein said, recalling one of the violins he helped restore. “I remember black powder all on the inside from the crematorium and horrible places.” […]
The Violins of Hope, a collection of instruments played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust, will be featured in opening night concert on April 20 in Glencoe.