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Violins of Hope: Call and Response

Special Collections, Golda Meir Library

Prepared for the Milwaukee residency of the Violins of Hope project, this exhibit showcases the violins owned and played by Jewish musicians and others targeted by the Nazis before and during the Holocaust. The instruments are paired with visual-art responses by members …

Violins of Hope Opening Event

Fourth Floor Conference Center, Golda Meir Library

Hear from musicologist and UWM Music Professor Gillian Rodger as she provides an historical perspective for the Violins of Hope: Call and Response exhibition, which spotlights Holocaust-era violins from Violins of Hope paired with documentary library resources and original art …