[Unicum] Violins of Hope-PROGRAM AT THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS MARCH 23 AT NOON

The European Division and The Hebrew Language Table

 at the Library of Congress in cooperation with the
Embassy of the Czech Republic and the
Rabin Chair Forum at George Washington University

present

Violins of Hope

Lecture by Amnon Weinstein and Avshalom Weinstein

Musical Performance by Hannah Tarley

Thursday, March 23, at 12:00 Noon

Mumford Room, 6^th floor Madison Building, Library of Congress

Amnon Weinstein has spent the last two decades locating and restoring violins that were played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. After growing up to become one of the most respected violin makers in the world, Weinstein started locating violins that were played by Jews in the camps and ghettos and repaired them so they could be brought to life again on the concert stage. Although most of the musicians who originally played the instruments were silenced by the Holocaust, their voices and spirits live on through the violins. He calls these instruments the Violins of Hope. His son Avshalom, a third-generation luthier, will tell us the story behind each of the violins. A musical performance using one of the rescued violins will be given by world-renowned violinist Hannah Tarley.

The program is free and open to the public.

 

For more information contact Gail Shirazi, gshi@loc.gov, or Galina Teverovsky, gtev@loc.gov.

ADA accommodations 5 days in advance (202) 707-6362 TTY or ADA@loc.gov