The 38 violins, some worn and all silent, displayed at the University of Tennessee Downtown Gallery brought tears to my eyes this week. It's not the instruments themselves — though some are ...

In Skylight Theatre's latest show, Fiddler on the Roof, perhaps the most powerful piece of storytelling is truly instrumental. Two violins, played both on and off stage, survived the Holocaust. They ...

Violins of Hope Pittsburgh is holding an instrument drive with the Farina Foundation. These refurbished violins bear Star of David inlays. This is WESA Arts, a weekly newsletter by Bill O'Driscoll ...

Ten heirloom violins played by musicians before and during the Holocaust, instruments that symbolize the strength, resilience and hope of the Jewish people, are part of a traveling exhibit on display ...

Violinist Jinty McTavish (right) plays an instrument from the Violins of Hope collection as she practices with the Atlys String Quartet. Violins of Hope, a project built around a private collection of ...

A violin maker in Israel has spent more than two decades painstakingly amassing a tragic collection: instruments played by Jews during the... 'Violins Of Hope': Instruments From The Holocaust Amnon ...

'When a person plays on an instrument for a very long time, they leave a little bit of themselves inside it.' RICHMOND, Va. -- Music has a way of pulling people together. For these ticket holders, the ...

It’s a cardinal rule of history exhibits: Look, don’t touch. Violins of Hope, a touring collection of instruments that passed through Jewish families during and after World War II, has a different ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Holocaust-era musical instruments have traveled the world, and are now here in Chicago. They're being placed and played once again in hopes of giving new life to the music and the ...

ROSS TOWNSHIP, Pa. — People from around the area came out to the Channel 11 Studio to donate over 50 used instruments for students in need. The instrument collection was part of the 11 Cares Violins ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Violins of Hope is a music program with a message of tolerance. Many of the instruments were owned by Jewish musicians before and during World War II - many of the songs ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A violin made by the famed Antonio Stradivari in 1714 has the potential to become the most expensive musical instrument ever sold when it goes up for auction on Friday at Sotheby's in ...