Stories from the Violins of Hope is a new stage play which brings to life the powerful true stories of violins played during the Holocaust, in ghettos, forests and concentration camps.
The moving and pertinent true stories track the many violins which were saved during and after World War II by the Weinsteins, a family of luthiers (makers and repairers of stringed instruments)
The play will be accompanied by Live music curated by Dr Noreen Green, founder and conductor of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony Orchestra.
The famed Violins of Hope have been featured in books, print, film and television and now in this new stage production, which was adapted from the original filmed play of the same name, written by Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum. The film, popular with diverse audiences, was presented at the United Nations in 2021 to commemorate Kristallnacht.
In 2022 playwright Ronda Spinak, founder and artistic director of The Braid, the largest independent Jewish theatre in the US, came to Sydney following the LA premiere, to workshop the play with Moira Blumenthal Productions.
The play is based on many conversations Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum had with Israeli violin maker Amnon Weinstein. Amnon owned many violins, which were sold to him by people who were captured during the Holocaust. Rosenbaum also did research on the individual violins which his father and his son restored.
Stories from the Violins of Hope
31 May to 18 June, 2023
Bondi Pavillion, Bondi
