Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust: Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind's Darkest Hour
✍ Scribed by Grymes, James A
- Book ID
- 108685369
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 867 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780062246837
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✦ Synopsis
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...