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Stories from the Violins of Hope is a new stage play which brings to life the powerful true stories of violins played during the Holocaust, in ghettos, forests and concentration camps.
PUBLISHED 11:31 AM ET Jan. 27, 2021 PUBLISHED 11:31 AM EST Jan. 27, 2021
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SANTA MONICA, Calif. During one of their many conversations, violin maker Amnon Weinstein told playwright Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum that every piece of music played on one of the Violins of Hope says “Never again.”
But none of those instruments would be played today if it wasn’t for the Weinstein family’s role in rescuing and restoring them.
What You Need To Know
The Violins of Hope are instruments that were owned by Jews before or during World War II
The collection of violins was hidden for six months under the stage at The Soraya Theater in Northridge after concerts were cancelled