Violins of Hope

The Taube Center for Jewish Peoplehood, Kanbar Center for the Performing Arts and New Century Chamber Orchestra have joined together to create and present this unique program to the community collaboratively with The Violins of Hope. As part of the Bay Area Violins of Hope residency, Daniel Hope and members of New Century Chamber Orchestra will perform music by Jewish composers on the iconic collection of recovered and restored Holocaust-era string instruments. This event will also feature exclusive footage from Daniel Hope's award-winning film Refuge in Music: Terezín/Theresienstadt. ABOUT REFUGE IN MUSIC: Terezín/Theresienstadt. Coverage of a special concert held in remembrance of the victims of the World War II concentration camp Terezin, located near Prague. As well as featuring music from orchestra Bayerische Akademie der SchAnen Knste and soloists including Daniel Hope, Bengt Forsberg, Anne Sofie von Otter and Bebe Risenfors, a documentary is included featuring contributions from survivors of the camp. Make this open and avail on website: Npr: https://www.npr.org/2012/04/15/150645417/violins-of-hope-instruments-fro... ABOUT VIOLINS OF HOPE: The Violins are a collection of 70+ string instruments originally owned and played by European Jews in ghettos and Nazi death camps during WWII, which have been lovingly restored over the past two decades by renowned Israeli violin-makers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein. Concentration camp musicians owed their lives to their instruments. The music they played lifted them above their cruel, day-to-day reality. It gave the musicians hope. And did the same for their fellow Jewish inmates. “Hope is a stubborn thing,” says Weinstein. The legacy of Jewish hope drives Weinstein to restore every Holocaust violin he can get his hands on to make them speak again. These instruments are the focal point of an impactful initiative designed to promote the power of hope through music, reaffirming that the voiceless can indeed have a voice as we reiterate our responsibility to “never forget”. Beginning January 16 and continuing for eight weeks through March 14, 2020, the Violins of Hope will make their West Coast debut with programs in eight Bay Area Counties, presented in collaboration with more than 40 partnering organizations: concert halls, museums, public libraries, schools, churches and synagogues, community centers, and more. Three major exhibitions, multiple classical and folk concerts, film screenings, panel discussions, book talks, ecumenical services, and community dialogues will constitute the Violins’ far-reaching Bay Area visit. Thank you to our generous underwriters who help to make this program possible. MARINJCC.ORG/HOPE