Virtual Tour of Yad Vashem

Monday, January 23, 2023
Music and the Holocaust
Zoom Webinar

9:30 am to 11:30 am
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Yad Vashem is the World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem. Learn about Music and the Holocaust on a FREE virtual tour of Yad Vashem, The World Holocaust Remembrance Center.
Note: Due to the challenging nature of the subject, this tour may not be appropriate for those under fourteen years of age.

For more information, please contact education@lpomusic.com

Exhibit Opening

Tuesday, January 24, 2023
US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, The National WWII Museum

5:00pm Reception /// 6:00pm Program
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(In-Person and Livestreamed)
Join The National WWII Museum as we welcome Avshi Weinstein for a special opening presentation introducing the Museum’s latest traveling special exhibition, Violins of Hope. Violins of Hope, a project of concerts and educational programming, aims to teach audiences about the Holocaust through music and culture using a private collection of violins, violas, and cellos rescued from the Holocaust and lovingly restored by father-son team and renowned violin makers Amnon and Avshi Weinstein. 

Lunchbox Lecture

Wednesday, January 25, 2023
Zoom Webinar


12:00 pm to 1:00 pm
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Avshalom (Avshi) Weinstein, a third-generation Israeli violin maker, was trained by his father, Amnon, and began working in their workshop in 1998 as a violin maker and restorer of violins, violas and cellos. Together with local educators and musicians, he visits schools where youngsters often have their first introduction to the history of the Holocaust and also the opportunity to see and hold an instrument that has survived so much and represents history.

Student Webinar

Music in the Holocaust

Friday, January 27, 2023 at 1:00 p.m.
Online Only
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Join the National WWII Museum along with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra for this webinar on International Holocaust Remembrance Day as we discuss the importance of music during the Holocaust as well as “Violins of Hope,” a private collection of Violins that belonged to many Jewish people during WWII. During this webinar along with learning about the importance of music during the Holocaust students will be able to hear from an artist from the LPO as they play one of the violins from the Violins of Hope exhibit. 

Register for Zoom Link Here: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_045zGbj8RwWmElEHgcRhhA

Sponsored by Taube Philanthropies, the event is part of the Taube Family and is part of the Taube Family Holocaust Education Program.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Commemorative Program
Friday, January 27, 2023, 5:00pm to 7:00pm
US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, The National WWII Museum
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5:00 p.m. Reception
6:00 p.m. Program (In-Person and Livestreamed)

In observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Museum will present an evening of reflection and commemoration with a Holocaust survivor. The evening will include a performance with one of the restored violins.

Sponsored by Taube Philanthropies and part of the Taube Family Holocaust Education Program.

Open Rehearsals ↗

Violins of Hope Open Rehearsal

Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 10:00am Orpheum Theater Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor Philippe Quint, violin

Great for student groups and teachers to observe how a professional orchestra works behind the scenes and prepares for a concert. After the rehearsal, the conductor and guest artists will speak with the audience about the concert preparation and fun facts about the orchestra, piece, and composer.