
Culture OC | Alex Chan
Actual instruments that were performed in concentration camps during the Holocaust are on display at the Hilbert Museum, and upcoming at the Merage Jewish Community Center of OC.
These instruments have a story to tell because they are also survivors.
A collection of more than 60 string instruments owned by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust belong to Violins of Hope, a project that brings concerts, education and community engagements involving these instruments to many different cities throughout the U.S., in Germany and elsewhere.
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