Events around Violins of Hope

Violins of Hope in Jerusalem

'Who would have thought that after over 60 years of silence, violins that belonged to Jewish musicians and have been found almost completely destroyed in the inferno of the Second World War will come alive for the first time at the foot of the Wailing Wall of Jerusalem for the great concert commemorating the 60th anniversary of the State of Israel."

(Actualité Juive, April 4th, 2008)

Violins of Hope in Sion

"Of all the violins connected with the Holocaust that have been repaired, 16 of them are on display in the Swiss town Sion. In this first trip outside of Israel, Weinstein wanted also to include an educational component….The luthier is responsible for explaining the history and importance of these instruments to high school students in Switzerland. It is difficult to say how I feel when I'm in front of these violins, but the first was as hard as the last. "

(El Mundo, Sept. 16th, 2010)

Violins of Hope in Madrid

"Those of us who took part in the commemorative event on the Official Day of Holocaust Remembrance, last 27 January 2011, will never forget that sublime moment when the violins recovered from the abyss by Maestro Luthier Amnon Weinstein (lien vers People), brought to us—in the virtuoso hands of Maestro Shlomo Mintz and of his second violin, Cihat Askin—the very soul of those murdered musicians, whose presence permeated the stage and also our hearts... And then, the violins of memory became the violins of hope..."

Mrs. Trinidad Jimenez, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Spain

Violins of Hope in Maastricht

"The strength of music is that it in all misery it can bring hope and comfort. The paradox is that when you hear both the pain in the frequently harrowing sounds, you still enjoy the same music. This concert was dedicated to the players of the instruments, their listeners and companions and all those who, even in modern times are suppressed and persecuted. Music as a "messenger of hope and peace."