Title Violins of hope : violins of the Holocaust--instruments of hope and liberation in mankind's darkest hour / James A. Grymes.

Publication Info.	New York : Harper Perennial, [2014]
	©2014

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Edition	First edition.
Description	319 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Contents	Prologue: Amnon's Violins -- The Wagner Violin -- Erich Weininger's Violin -- ·The Auschwitz Violin -- Ole Bull's Violin -- Feivel Wininger's Violin -- Motele Schlein's Violin -- Epilogue: Shimon Krongold's Violin -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.
Summary	"A stirring testament to the strength of the human spirit and the power of music, Violins of Hope tells the remarkable stories of violins owned by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust (some surviving when their owners did not) through the work of internationally-recognized Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein, who has spent two decades bringing these neglected, severely damaged instruments back to life"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject	Violinists -- Europe -- Biography.
	Jewish musicians -- Europe -- Biography.
	Holocaust victims -- Biography.
	Musical instruments -- Maintenance and repair -- History -- 20th century.
	HISTORY / Holocaust.
	HISTORY / Jewish.
	HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.
	Holocaust victims. (OCoLC)fst00958865
	Jewish musicians. (OCoLC)fst00982861
	Musical instruments -- Maintenance and repair. (OCoLC)fst01030743
	Violinists. (OCoLC)fst01167477
	Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
Chronological Term	1900 - 1999
Genre/Form	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN	9780062246837 (paperback)
	0062246836 (paperback)
	9780062246844 (ebook)
	0062246844 (ebook)

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