Violins of Hope
Violinist Joshua Bell and Avshi Weinstein discuss Ole Steffan Dahl's violin on Nov. 25. (Photo by David Bachman)
December 1, 2023, 4:25 pm
Old instrument goes from North Hills closet to Violins of Hope collection
Ole Steffen Dahl's antique stringed instrument receives 'afterlife' following family's donation
By Adam Reinherz
Part of “The Righteous Among the Nations” exhibit in the Susan Bergman Gurrentz ’56 Art Gallery (Photo by Abigail Hakas)
November 11, 2023, 7:37 pm
‘We are all Jews here’: Chatham exhibit highlights rescuers in the Holocaust
"Righteous Among the Nations"
By Abigail Hakas
Rabbi Jeffrey Myers. (Photo by Abigail Hakas)
November 11, 2023, 7:10 pm
Diverse voices join for night of poetry and music on anniversary of Kristallnacht
“Singing was the message.” — Rabbi Hazzan Jeffrey Myers
By Abigail Hakas
Dan Mayhak as Marc Chagall and Zanny Laird as Bella Chagall (Photo by Jason Snyder)
October 16, 2023, 4:27 pm
Director of Quantum Theatre’s ‘Flying Lovers of Vitebsk’ has ‘deep connection’ to Chagall
Gustavo Zajac: “I want the audience when they leave the theater to feel like they visited a Chagall exhibition."
By Toby Tabachnick
Violins of Hope (Photo courtesy of Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh)
October 6, 2023, 7:20 am
A ‘gift to the South Hills’: Music and stories from the Violins of Hope
The concert will be presented at 4 p.m. on Oct. 9 at Temple Emanuel of South Hills.
By Justin Vellucci
Amnon Weinstein, founder of Violins of Hope, in his studio (Photo © Daniel Levin 2021)
August 28, 2023, 3:27 pm
Violins of Hope brings 7 weeks of exhibits, lectures and concerts to Pittsburgh
The exhibit will coincide with the fifth commemoration of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooting.
By Toby Tabachnick
The Violins of Hope, a rare collection of restored violins from the Holocaust, will be displayed and played at venues throughout Greater Pittsburgh this fall. (Photo courtesy of Violins of Hope Greater Pittsburgh)
July 14, 2023, 9:56 am
Violins of Hope collecting used instruments
"These once cherished instruments can lift the spirits of one young person and enhance the trajectory of their life."
By Toby Tabachnick
Duquesne University student Lucas Braga speaks after performing Robert Dauber's “Serenade for Violin and Piano.” The piece was written while the 23-year-old composer was a prisoner in the Terezin ghetto. Photo by Adam Reinherz
October 21, 2022, 11:05 am
‘Violins of Hope’ raise Holocaust awareness at Duquesne University
Members of Duquesne University's Mary Pappert School of Music explore stringed instruments used by Jewish musicians in the ghettos and concentration camps
By Adam Reinherz
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