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Produced in collaboration with National World War II Museum, the Violins of Hope is a collection of violins that were played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. The programs will honor the legacy of those loved and lost.

“Every performance with the Violins of Hope is a monument to a boy, a girl, a man, a woman who cannot speak anymore, it reminds us that as long as the song of a violin can be heard there, is reason to have hope.” -Amnon Weinstein, Found of Violins of Hope

Programming and Events

Further engaging and educating audiences on the Holocaust, the LPO in partnership with the National WWII Museum and Avshi Weinstein of Violins of Hope, will host Violins of Hope: New Orleans. This week of extensive public programming will include a display of instruments, public lectures, education events, and concerts featuring Jewish composers.

Violins on Exhibit

January 25 to 28, 2023
Violins of Hope Exhibit On Display
US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center, The National WWII Museum

9:00 am to 5:00 pm Daily
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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.

Please enjoy free, unlimited access to our Violins of Hope Teacher’s Guide as a supplement to your music or history classroom. This curriculum is broken into three separate units. After completing all three units, students will have foundational knowledge of the history of the Holocaust and the Violins of Hope’s role in the preservation of Jewish heritage, as well as music’s role in the cultural identity of people around the world. Included in each unit are Student Handouts, in which students will complete reading and writing assignments so that you may check for understanding. Deep Dives and Additional Assignments are provided throughout the Teacher Guide, which can lengthen the lessons.

concerts

January 26, 2023 7:30 PM
Orpheum Theater
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Philippe Quint, violin

  • Juan Pablo Contreras: MeChicano
  • Korngold: Violin Concerto
  • Chaplin: The Kid Fantasy
  • Shostakovich: Symphony No. 1

January 28, 2023 7:30 PM
The National WWII Museum, Freedom Pavillion
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Philippe Quint, violin

  • Weill: Suite from Threepenny Opera
  • Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor
  • Williams: Theme from Schindler’s List
  • Chaplin: Smile (Theme from Modern Times)
  • Morricone: Cinema Paradiso Theme

Sponsorship Levels

Your support as a sponsor allows the LPO to further engage and educate audiences on the Holocaust and celebrate the lives and stories of those loved and lost.

The Friedman Violin
$5,000

Recognized in print materials, LPO website, & app

Recognition onscreen at the Orpheum Theater & in commemorative program

Reserved seating for 4 at the LPO concert at the Orpheum Theater

Reserved seating for 4 at the LPO concert at the National WWII Museum

Invitation for 4 to VIP reception

The Strobel Violin
$2,500

Recognized in print materials, LPO website, & app

Recognition in commemorative program

Reserved seating for 4 at the LPO concert at the Orpheum Theater

Reserved seating for 4 at the LPO concert at the National WWII Museum

Invitation for 4 to VIP reception

The Benedict Wagner Violin
$1,000

Recognized in print materials, LPO website, & app

Recognition in commemorative program

Reserved seating for 2 at the LPO concert at the Orpheum Theater

Reserved seating for 2 at the LPO concert at the National WWII Museum

Invitation for 2 to VIP reception

Violins of Hope Patron
$500

Recognized on the LPO website & app

Recognition in commemorative program

Invitation for 1 to VIP reception

Violins of Hope Planning Committee
Co-chaired by Ana & Juan Gershanik

Marc Behar
Valeria Besthoff
Vivian & Richard Cahn
Ina & Rick Davis
Arnie & Sue Fielkow
Richard & & Linda Friedman
Mara & Josh Force
Alan & Diane Franco
Bobby Garon
Alice Yelen & Kurt Gitter
Dov Glazer
Susan & Bill Hess

Dr. Bernard Jaffe
Lis & Hugo Kahn
Richard Katz
Susan Krinsky
Anne & Stan Levy
Sanford Pailet
Madalyn & Robert Schenk
Leopold & Karen Sher
Dr. Eddie Soll & Vicky Glover
Betty Speyrer
Judge Miriam Waltzer
Naomi Yavneh

With gratitude to the following sponsors and partners

SANDOR FISHER VIOLIN SPONSOR $10,000

Jewish Federation of Greater New Orleans

Oscar J. Tolmas Charitable Trust

THE FRIEDMAN VIOLIN $5,000

Cahn Family Foundation

Ferber Family of Houma Foundation

Ana and Juan Gershanik

Jewish Endowment Foundation

Susan Krinsky

Sanford Pailet

Dr. Eddie Soll and Vicky Glover

THE STROBEL VIOLIN $2,500

Richard and Linda Friedman

Susan and Bill Hess

Lis and Hugo Kahn

Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries

Ruth and Joel Loeffelholz

Betty and Greg Speyrer

THE BENEDICT WAGNER VIOLIN $1,000

Judy Barrasso

Marc Behar

Louellen and Darryl Berger

Valerie Besthoff

Ina and Richard Davis

Dale Fleishmann

Mara and Joshua Force

Ms. Alice Yelen and Dr. Kurt Gitter

Dov and Margery Glazer

Dr. Bernard Jaffe

Lisa and Brian Katz

Naomi and Stanley Yavneh Klos

Sidney and Joyce Pulitzer

Madalyn and Robert Schenk

Karen and Leopold Sher

Jane and Billy Sizeler

Robert and Pamela Steeg

Mr. James C. Gulotta and Ms. Susan G. Talley

Judge Miriam Waltzer

With gratitude to the Franco Family Fund, and gifts given by Friends of the Museum.

Concerts are supported by a grant from the Louisiana Division of the Arts, Office of Cultural Development, Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, in cooperation with the Louisiana State Arts Council.

The Yad Vashem Tour is made possible thanks to a grant from the Mark Schonwetter Holocaust Education Foundation and the Loyola Anne Frank Project at Loyola University New Orleans.

For further information about the Loyola Anne Frank Project Lessons from the Holocaust for Today, please contact Prof. Naomi Yavneh Klos (yavneh@loyola.edu).

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