Amnon Weinstein, an Israeli luthier renowned for restoring violins belonging to Jews during the Holocaust, has passed away at the age of 84. Weinstein collected violins with poignant histories from the Holocaust, ensuring they were played in musical tributes through his organization, Violins of Hope. His dedication to bringing these instruments back to life in concerts served as a tribute to those silenced in Nazi death camps. Each violin he collected had a story that increasingly haunted him, leading him to painstaking efforts in their restoration. Weinstein's work symbolized hope and resilience, turning grief into music as he preserved the legacy of the Holocaust through the power of music.
In dark days, violins spoke of hope; now that their owners were gone, they were discarded. We remember the restorer of Holocaust violins, who laboured to turn grief into music again https://t.co/pMQXpZSh3E 👇
Each instrument Amnon Weinstein collected had a story, and they increasingly haunted him. Some he would keep but never repair, for the rest he went to infinite pains. Our obituary https://t.co/KMkaaCYTJe 👇
Many violins were left behind by victims of the gas chambers. Amnon Weinstein let the instruments be heard again in musical tributes through his organization, Violins of Hope. https://t.co/Nuftl02NOk
Amnon Weinstein restored violins from the Holocaust and saw them brought them to life again in concerts. On “The Intelligence”, a tribute https://t.co/jlxf8EEQ0N https://t.co/FzF552p4nW
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Amnon Weinstein, an Israeli luthier who restored violins belonging to Jews during the Holocaust so musicians around the world could play them in hopeful, melodic tributes to those silenced in Nazi death camps, has died at 84. https://t.co/XzhhNJ1uuN
Amnon Weinstein collected violins whose histories intersected with the Holocaust. But they weren’t museum pieces. They were meant to be played. https://t.co/qGdrvCZRg8 via @WSJ
Amnon Weinstein collected violins whose histories intersected with the Holocaust. But they weren’t museum pieces. They were meant to be played. https://t.co/aOHVxk19KE https://t.co/aOHVxk19KE
The instrument came to Amnon Weinstein scuffed and cracked, its varnish worn away. It had been played on the walk to and from the gas chambers in Auschwitz. It was the most poignant Holocaust violin he came across, but it was not the first https://t.co/dEEyiAoNR0 👇