Played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust, these instruments urge us to reflect on what binds us together rather than ...

Avshi Weinstein, a third-generation violinmaker, travels the world with violins that belonged to victims of the Holocaust.

Motele Schlein carried explosives hidden in his violin case. At 12 years old, he ignited the explosion which killed hundreds ...

U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright talks job security for Oak Ridge workers on a visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory on ...

More than five years after the city hosted a traveling exhibition of instruments that were played before and during the ...

TeamWork USA, a nonprofit based in Palm Beach Gardens, donated 62 half size violins to the symphony's instrument donation ...

That encounter planted the seed for Violins of Hope, Weinstein’s effort to restore violins owned by Jews before and during the Holocaust and hear them played in defiant concerts the world over.

There is a certain paradox to the greatest violins. No matter how uniform the testimony of their players and audiences, a skeptic might question their supremacy. After all, these instruments have been ...

Apart from a stint in the U.S. Navy from 1973-79, Gordon has been making violins since the age of 13. Former IUP professor Stanley Chepaitis said Gordon’s instruments are rich and full of sound.

So while readings and lectures remain part of the curriculum, the school’s Black History Month celebration kicked off on Feb. 2 to the sound of violins. Shuyinthia Hembry, a Washington ...

Walking into the Violins of Hope exhibition, you don’t see just instruments – you feel stories. Each violin, scarred and storied, carries with it the weight of the history and horrors of the ...