Description: Attend performances, exhibits, and activities in Reading commemorating a collection of restored violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust.
Bitmap Home About Exhibits & Events Violin Stories Partners & Sponsors Media Educational Resources School Presentations Violins of Hope Instruments for Unity LEARN MORE Reading, Pennsylvania Events and Programs November 1-14, 2021 VIEW EVENTS EXPERIENCE THE VIOLINS OF HOPE A Stunning Exhibit of the Strings of the Holocaust Plus two weeks of moving events throughout Berks County. VIEW EVENTS About Violins of Hope Reading is a collaborative effort by organizations across Berks County. Each instrument in this
Just like our diverse community, these violins and the individuals who played them, came from many different countries and a variety of experiences and faiths. They are connected through music and its ability to speak beyond differences in language, politics or religion. We present Violins of Hope Reading as the start of a community-wide conversation on unity and understanding.
Violin Stories ~ "As long as they had their violins, they still had hope." ~ Dr. James Grymes, Author, Violins of Hope Star The Yaakov Zimmerman Violin (1929) Group Yaakov Zimmerman worked in Warsaw and had many clients, both Jews and Christians. He was known to support young violinists, including Michel Schwalbé, who would later become concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic, and Ida Haendel, the child prodigy who became a world-renowned known virtuoso. Read Violin Story Star The Lyon, France Violin Group