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SUMMARY:San Mateo Author and Speaker Marty Brounstein to share story of courage at the San Mateo Library
DESCRIPTION:Marty Brounstein\, San Mateo resident and author of Two Among The Righteous Few: A Story Of Courage In The Holocaust\, talks about researching the story of a Christian couple named Frans and Mien Wijnakker who saved the lives of over two dozen Jews in the Netherlands during World War II and the Holocaust. This true and remarkable story of rescue also has a meaningful personal connection\, which Marty reveals in his engaging storytelling presentations.More Info
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/san-mateo-author-and-speaker-marty-brounstein-to-share-story-of-courage/
LOCATION:San Mateo Public Library\, Oak Room\, 55 West 3rd Avenue\, San Mateo\, CA\, 94402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pre-Event,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200116T193000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20191015T184255Z
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with Founders of Violins of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Location: Peninsula Jewish Community Center \nJoin us for the official opening event of the Violins of Hope San Francisco Bay Area as North Peninsula Jewish Community scholar-in-residence Dr. Michael Berenbaum moderates a conversation with Israeli father and son luthiers and co-founders of Violins of Hope Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein. This unforgettable evening includes a performance by violinist Hannah Tarley on instruments from the Violins of Hope collection. Guests are invited to come early to view The Weinsteins’ Workshop: The Luthiers Who Restored the Violins of the Holocaust\, photography by Daniel Levin in the PJCC Art Gallery. \nAdvance registration highly recommended. 650.378.2703 \nRegister
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/in-conversation-with-founders-of-violins-of-hope/
LOCATION:Peninsula Jewish Community Center\, 800 Foster City Blvd.\, Foster City\, CA\, 94404\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200118T150000
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with luthiers and co-founders of Violins of Hope Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein\, and author\, James A. Grymes
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with Israeli father and son luthiers and co-founders of Violins of Hope Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein\, and James A. Grymes\, author of Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust – Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind’s Darkest Hour. \nJames Grymes\, acclaimed author and professor of musicology at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte\, breathed life into history in this chronicle of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust and of the Israeli violinmaker dedicated to bringing these inspirational instruments back to life. Violins of Hope won a National Jewish Book Award\, has been translated into German and Japanese and is part of San Mateo Public Library’s Holocaust Collection. James Grymes’ presentation is one of several programs at the San Mateo Public Library as part of Violins of Hope San Francisco Bay Area. \nMore Info
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/in-conversation-with-luthiers-and-co-founders-of-violins-of-hope-amon-and-avshalom-weinstein-and-author-james-a-grymes/
LOCATION:San Mateo Public Library\, Oak Room\, 55 West 3rd Avenue\, San Mateo\, CA\, 94402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200118T190000
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CREATED:20190830T003028Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191209T183811Z
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SUMMARY:Special Preview World Premiere of Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Music at Kohl Mansion presents \nSpecial Preview World Premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope with mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and violinist Daniel Hope with a string quartet from the San Francisco Opera Orchestra. \nSchubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor\, D. 703 Quartettsatz \nMendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor\, Op. 80 \nGala Concert Tickets Available: $100 \nGala Dinner Tickets\, Includes Concert: $250\n[TICKETS TO THE GALA DINNER ARE SOLD OUT. PLEASE CALL IF YOU\nWISH TO BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR DINNER TICKETS.] \n(Photos: Stephanie Girard; Tibor Bozi)\n\nBUY TICKETS
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/special-preview-world-premiere-of-intonations-songs-from-the-violins-of-hope/
LOCATION:Kohl Mansion\, 2750 Adeline Drive\, Burlingame\, CA\, 94010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200119T133000
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CREATED:20190625T231545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191126T061708Z
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SUMMARY:In Conversation with James Grymes\, author of Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust at the Contemporary Jewish Museum\, San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:In Conversation with James Grymes\, author of Violins of Hope: Violins of the Holocaust – Instruments of Hope and Liberation in Mankind’s Darkest Hour; Israeli father and son luthiers and co-founders of Violins of Hope Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein; performance by Hannah Tarley on instruments from the Violins of Hope collection. \nJames Grymes\, acclaimed author and professor of musicology at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte\, breathed life into history in this chronicle of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust and of the Israeli violin maker dedicated to bringing these inspirational instruments back to life. Violins of Hope won a National Jewish Book Award\, has been translated into German and Japanese. \nBuy Tickets
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/in-conversation-with-james-grymes-author-of-violins-of-hope-violins-of-the-holocaust-instruments-of-hope-and-liberation-in-mankinds-darkest-hour/
LOCATION:Contemporary Jewish Museum\, 736 Mission Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94103\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200119T190000
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SUMMARY:World Premiere of Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope
DESCRIPTION:Music at Kohl Mansion presents \nWorld Premiere of Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer’s Intonations: Songs from the Violins of Hope with mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke\, violinist Daniel Hope and San Francisco Opera Orchestra String Quartet \nSchubert: String Quartet No. 12 in C minor\, D. 703 Quartettsatz \nMendelssohn: String Quartet No. 6 in F minor\, Op. 80 \nSingle tickets to this concerts are sold out.\nPlease call 650.762.1130 to be placed on the waiting list for any returned tickets. \nTickets to the Preview Concert on Saturday\, January 18 are still available. \n\nBUY TICKETS
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/world-premiere-of-intonations-songs-from-the-violins-of-hope/
LOCATION:Kohl Mansion\, 2750 Adeline Drive\, Burlingame\, CA\, 94010\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200121T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200121T180000
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SUMMARY:Violins of Hope at Farkas Center\, Mercy SF
DESCRIPTION:Mercy’s Farkas Center annually recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day with an event that brings Shoah survivors\, scholars and students from Mercy and other area schools together. On January 21\, 2020\, we welcome the Violins of Hope for a celebration of the cultural richness and resilience of music written by and for those targeted for genocide in the Third Reich. It is a deep honor for Mercy to welcome those who have shepherded this project\, including those excellent musicians who will play the actual instruments belonging to members of the Jewish community of Europe\, carefully recovered and lovingly restored. We will gather in Mercy’s McAuley Pavilion at 4pm. The program will last until 6:00 pm and includes a reception in McAuley Gallery. A collection of the violins will be on display in the adjacent classroom. \nAt the Farkas Center for the Study of the Holocaust in Catholic Schools\, Mercy High School San Francisco – open to the public. \nRegisterIf you need help registering for this event\, contact: violinsofhope@musicatkohl.org
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/in-conversation-violins-of-hope/
LOCATION:McAuley Pavilion\, Mercy High School\, 3250 19th Avenue\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances,Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200123T140000
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CREATED:20191209T185008Z
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SUMMARY:Violins of Hope Music Lecture with violinist Cookie Segelstein at JCC San Francisco
DESCRIPTION:Violins of Hope\, a collection of violins rescued from the Holocaust\, don’t just tell a story of tragedy\, survival and perseverance; they were important tools of cultural life in the Pale of Settlement\, where Jews lived and worked before World War II. In this lecture and demo\, Cookie Segelstein will discuss the use of instrumental music in Jewish life before the Shoah. Using sound recordings dating back to the early twentieth century and earlier\, she will talk about the event that brought communities together\, the Jewish wedding\, and the roll of the klezmorim\, the musicians who facilitated the many rituals important in merging families and communities. Hear old melodies used for making the bride cry\, escorting guests to the wedding canopy\, accompanying a special dance for the mothers-in-law\, among other examples\, all played on one of the rescued violins. A child of survivors\, Segelstein’s insight into these rituals come from not only her research and that of her colleagues in Veretski Pass\, but from her own family traditions. \nThis program is part of Violins of Hope San Francisco Bay Area presented in association with Music at Kohl Mansion\, Burlingame\, CA.  \n \n \nPresenter bio:\nCookie Segelstein\, who plays violin and viola\, received her Masters degree in Viola from the Yale School of Music in 1984. Until her move to the west coast in 2010\, she was principal violist in Orchestra New England and assistant principal in The New Haven Symphony Orchestra. She is the founder and director of the trio Veretski Pass. Cookie has presented lecture demonstrations and workshops on klezmer fiddling all over the world. She was featured on the ABC documentary A Sacred Noise\, and has been heard on HBO’s Sex and the City and on several recordings including the Veretski Pass self-titled release Trafik and the newly-released The Klezmer Shul. She is active as a Holocaust educator and curriculum advisor and has been a frequent lecturer at the Women’s Correctional Facility in Niantic\, Connecticut. Cookie lives in Berkeley with Joshua Horowitz\, a dog\, and her occasionally visiting two adult children.\n \nEnroll
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/violins-of-hope-music-lecture-with-violinist-cookie-segelstein-at-jcc-san-francisco/
LOCATION:JCC San Francisco\, 3200 California Street\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200126T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200126T150000
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CREATED:20190624T205206Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191029T164635Z
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SUMMARY:Holocaust Remembrance: Musical and historical remembrance with Dr. Kanfer and Rabbi Stein
DESCRIPTION:On the eve of International Holocaust Remembrance Day\, Dr. Yedida Kanfer\, Director of Community Education at the JFCS Holocaust Center in San Francisco\, joins Rabbi Daniel Stein of Congregation B’nai Shalom in Walnut Creek.  Dr. Kanfer and Rabbi Stein will speak about music in the Holocaust\, folk tradition\, and religious response to persecution. They will share music written in Yiddish\, the language spoken by many East European Jews before the Holocaust. \nMore Info
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/holocaust-remembrance-musical-and-historical-remembrance-with-dr-kanfer-and-rabbi-stein/
LOCATION:San Mateo Public Library\, Oak Room\, 55 West 3rd Avenue\, San Mateo\, CA\, 94402\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200127T120000
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DTSTAMP:20260406T002851
CREATED:20191029T233044Z
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SUMMARY:Commonwealth Club Public Forum with Violins of Hope  co-founder Avshalom Weinstein and Rabbi Daniel Stein\, Congregation B’nai Shalom\, moderator
DESCRIPTION:On International Holocaust Remembrance Day and on the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz\, Avshalom Weinstein\, the co-founder of Violins of Hope\, will discuss the work of Violins of Hope\, a collection of over 70 violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. Weinstein and his father\, who are brilliant violin makers and restorers\, have devoted 20 years to locating and restoring the lost violins of the Holocaust\, as a tribute to those who were lost\, including 400 members of his own family. Weinstein\, who assists his father in his Tel Aviv studio and has his own workshop in Istanbul\, is sponsored by San Francisco’s Violins of Hope\, an organization which aims to address the root causes of hatred and bigotry and to promote healing and bridge building in response to contemporary issues. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMembers Free. All ticket sales are final and nonrefundable. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/commonwealth-club-public-forum-with-violins-of-hope-co-founder-avshalom-weinstein-and-rabbi-daniel-stein/
LOCATION:Commonwealth Club\, 110 The Embarcadero\, San Francisco\, CA\, 94105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200128T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200128T190000
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SUMMARY:In the Artist’s Studio: The Violin Workshop of Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein - Performance & Talk at New Museum Los Gatos
DESCRIPTION:Violins of Hope co-founder Avshalom Weinstein will talk about the project; performance by soloist Hannah Tarley on instruments from the Violins of Hope. \nIn concert with the exhibition: In the Artists’ Studio: The Violin Workshop of Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein\, a talk and concert will be presented on January 28\, 2020. The exhibition will  present a recreation of the Weinstein’s atelier in Tel Aviv where the Violins of Hope have been restored and share the story and inspiration behind the project. \nThis program is a unique educational opportunity for students as well as members of social justice and faith-based organizations to learn about this period of systematic hatred and bigotry in order to prevent these events from reoccurring locally and globally.  \nThis exhibition and performance is made possible by The Borgenicht Foundation. The Borgenicht Foundation works to promote the understanding of secularism as the way and hope for establishing peace in the world. In addition\, the Foundation supports social justice\, conservation and historic preservation\, the arts\, health\, and education. \nBy invitation only.
URL:https://violinsofhopesfba.org/event/artists-studio-weinsteins-violin-workshop/
LOCATION:New Museum Los Gatos\, 106 E. Main Street\, Los Gatos\, CA\, 95030\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performances,Talks
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