BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SFPL Web Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:19470@sfpl.org DTSTAMP:20200207T230000Z DTSTART:20200207T230000Z DTEND:20200208T003000Z SUMMARY:Film: Violins of Hope: Strings of the Holocaust DESCRIPTION:
Documentary featuring Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein and his efforts to restore violins recovered from the Holocaust. Some were played by Jewish prisoners in concentration camps; others belonged to the Klezmer musical culture, which was all but destroyed by the Nazis. Narrated by Academy Award-winner Adrien Brody. WVIZ/PBS. NR, 60 mins., 2016.
This program is part of the Violins of Hope San Francisco Bay Area presented in association with Music at Kohl Mansion, Burlingame, CA.
This free concert is funded by a generous grant from the Walter & Elise Haas Fund. Learn more at www.violinsofhopesfba.org.