The little-known story of Israeli Amnon Weinstein, a musical craftsman who gathered and restored violins that survived the Holocaust, is coming to the West Coast. “The Violin Maker” will have its ...

Encased in glass, each violin represent a heartbreaking story. Jewish musicians played these instruments in concentration camps and ghettos during the Holocaust for survival, resistance or comfort.

A musical instrument known as the violin of hope, which was made during World War II, has revealed a long buried secret after art dealers discovered a handwritten message left inside by its maker ...

Sgt. Mordechai Shenvald, 34, of Israel's Defense Forces (IDF), was one of the performers at a Jerusalem Theatre concert on July 7, 2024 — and played the "Theme from Schindler’s List" on the restored ...

One of the most celebrated violinists of the twentieth century, Mischa Elman (Mikhail Saulovich, 1891-1967) is remembered not only for the rich, lyrical warmth of his tone, but also for the profoundly ...

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“Do you believe in the literal truth of the resurrection of Jesus Christ?” We had just tuned our instruments, the way we did at the beginning of every lesson, when my violin teacher abruptly asked me ...