{"product_id":"9780062246844_violins-of-hope","title":"Violins of Hope","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music, Violins of Hope tells the remarkable stories of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, and the Israeli violin maker dedicated to bringing these inspirational instruments back to life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe violin has formed an important aspect of Jewish culture for centuries, both as a popular instrument with classical Jewish musicians—Jascha Heifetz, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman—and also a central factor of social life as part of the enduring Klezmer tradition. But during the Holocaust, the violin assumed extraordinary new roles within the Jewish community. For some musicians, the instrument was a liberator; for others, it was a savior that spared their lives. For many, the violin provided comfort in mankind’s darkest hour, and, in at least one case, helped avenge murdered family members. Above all, the violins of the Holocaust represented strength and optimism for the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Violins of Hope, music historian James A. Grymes tells the amazing, horrifying, and inspiring story of the violins of the Holocaust, and of Amnon Weinstein, the renowned Israeli violinmaker who has devoted the past twenty years to restoring these instruments in tribute to those who were lost, including 400 members of his own family. Juxtaposing tales of individual violins with one man’s harrowing struggle to reconcile his own family’s history and the history of his people, it is a poignant, affecting, and ultimately uplifting look at the Holocaust and its enduring impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis meticulously researched narrative brings their stories to light:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Power of Music:\u003c\/b\u003e Discover how for some, a violin was a liberator or a savior that spared their lives in concentration camps, while for others, it was an instrument of vengeance for murdered family members.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eStories of Hope:\u003c\/b\u003e Follow the individual journeys of instruments and their owners through ghettos and camps, including the infamous Auschwitz, where music became a tool for survival.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHuman Resilience:\u003c\/b\u003e Witness the strength of the human spirit as Jewish musicians clung to their culture and humanity in mankind’s darkest hour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Luthier’s Quest:\u003c\/b\u003e Meet Amnon Weinstein, the Israeli violinmaker who lost 400 family members, as he dedicates his life to restoring these violins and giving voice to the silenced.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Palestine Orchestra:\u003c\/b\u003e Uncover the astonishing story of how Bronisław Huberman recruited Jewish performers to form a new orchestra in Palestine, saving them from the encroaching Nazi tyranny.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"James A. Grymes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46948312154261,"sku":"9780062246844","price":9.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780062246844.jpg?v=1776889817","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780062246844_violins-of-hope","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}