FAIRFIELD, CT — Five Fairfield Ludlowe High School students performed with historic instruments, known as “Violins of Hope,” on Friday to mark the recent Holocaust anniversary of Kristallnacht, or the Night of Broken Glass.
The instruments, which are on loan and have traveled throughout the region, are part of a private collection of violins, violas and cellos that were owned and played by Jews before and during the Holocaust. They have been restored by the late Amnon Weinstein and his son Avshalom, violinmakers based in Tel Aviv and Istanbul.
In addition to the Ludlowe performance, the Violins of Hope were also played by Fairfield Warde High School students earlier this week.
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Friday’s event was organized by school officials and Dr. Mindy Hersh, a Fairfield resident, parent and clinical psychologist, whose grandparents were killed during the Holocaust, and whose father survived.
Hersh and her daughter, Julia, an FLHS student, gave a presentation about the instruments, and the importance of remembering the horrors of the Holocaust, to ensure that the world never repeats such atrocities.
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Social studies and music class students participated in Friday’s event, which included a history on the Holocaust and insight into the hope and light that music offered to so many during WWII.
“More than ever, we heed to stand up against all signs of hate and antisemitism,” Dr. Hersh said.
The instruments will be played on Saturday night during a concert by the Norwalk Symphony Orchestra. See the flyer below.
— Flyer from the Jewish Federation of Greater Fairfield Count
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