A stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit and the
power of music, Violins of Hope tells the remarkable stories of
violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the
Israeli violin maker dedicated to bringing these inspirational
instruments back to life.
The violin has formed an important aspect of Jewish culture for
centuries, both as a popular instrument with classical Jewish
musicians--Jascha Heifetz, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman--and also
a central factor of social life as part of the enduring Klezmer
tradition. But during the Holocaust, the violin assumed
extraordinary new roles within the Jewish community. For some
musicians, the instrument was a liberator; for others, it was a
savior that spared their lives. For many, the violin provided
comfort in mankind's darkest hour, and, in at least one case,
helped avenge murdered family members. Above all, the violins of
the Holocaust represented strength and optimism for the future.
In Violins of Hope, music historian James A. Grymes tells the
amazing, horrifying, and inspiring story of the violins of the
Holocaust, and of Amnon Weinstein, the renowned Israeli violinmaker
who has devoted the past twenty years to restoring these
instruments in tribute to those who were lost, including 400
members of his own family. Juxtaposing tales of individual violins
with one man's harrowing struggle to reconcile his own family's
history and the history of his people, it is a poignant, affecting,
and ultimately uplifting look at the Holocaust and its enduring
impact.
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