Late Open: The library will open at 12pm on Friday, August 7
A few instruments from the Violins of Hope collection will be on display to educate and memorialize the lives of prisoners in concentration camps. In partnership with JCC Chicago.
In partnership with JCC Chicago.
A few instruments from the Violins of Hope collection will be on display to educate and memorialize the lives of prisoners in concentration camps. A docent will accompany the display.
About the Collection
Israeli violinmakers, Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, have spent the last 20 years collecting and repairing 70 Holocaust-era violins and other stringed instruments from around the world, some with the Star of David on the back and others with names and dates inscribed in the instrument. Together they have lovingly located and restored the violins to reclaim their lost heritage, give voice to the victims and reinforce essential messages of hope, harmony, and humanity.
The violins have traveled to cities across the globe, including Rome, Tel Aviv, Berlin, Cleveland, London, Washington D.C., Sarasota, Birmingham, Fort Wayne, Phoenix, San Francisco/East Bay, Los Angeles County, Richmond and now Chicago. For more information visit www.violins-of-hope.com.
