• Violins and Hope Exhibition – From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall

    Minnesota JCC Capp Center St. Paul 1375 ST. PAUL AVE, St. Paul, MN, United States +1 more

    The Minnesota JCC is proud to present Violins and Hope - From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall an extraordinary exhibition built around the internationally renowned project and its moving collection of restored string instruments once played by Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust. Each violin carries a deeply personal story—bearing witness to one of […]

  • Tot Shabbat

    Mount Zion Temple 1300 Summit Ave, St.Paul, MN, United States

    10:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month This service is approximately 30 minutes followed by “schmoozing” and a craft/activity for the kids For kids aged 0-6 and their adults and siblings! We begin with a lively Shabbat morning service led by one of our clergy and a songleader, using the children’s siddur (prayer […]

  • Music as Testimony: A Violins of Hope Gathering at Walker West

    Walker West Music Academy 650 Marshall Ave., St. Paul, MN, United States

    Violins of Hope gives voice to Holocaust-era instruments whose music once sustained lives under unimaginable oppression, now restored to bear witness through sound and story. This legacy resonates deeply with African American traditions that have long used music to survive, remember, and assert humanity in the face of injustice. Though these histories are distinct, they […]

  • Westminster Town Hall Forum – Ethics & Story: Violins of Hope

    Westminster Presbyterian Church 1200 S Marquette Ave, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    On November 17, 1983, Elie Wiesel began his Westminster Town Hall Forum speech “Why Hate?” on memory and the Holocaust by saying, “The best thing one can do at noon on a Thursday is to tell stories.” Now, more than 42 years later, we gather anew to consider the power of stories and the role […]

  • Violin Recital & Exhibit

    St. Mark's Episcopal Church 519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Violinist Archer Brown performs on one of the Violins of Hope—restored Holocaust-era instruments with stories as powerful as their sound—in a relaxed, walkabout-style recital at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral. Guests are invited to move through the space at their own pace, with additional Violins of Hope on display alongside the histories they carry.  

  • The Loring String Quartet + Exhibition

    St. Mark's Episcopal Church 519 Oak Grove Street, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    The Loring String Quartet brings the Violins of Hope to life in an intimate afternoon concert at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, performing on four instruments from the collection — two violins, a viola, and a cello — each one a Holocaust-era instrument restored to sing again. Following the performance, the violins remain on display alongside […]

  • Tot Shabbat

    Mount Zion Temple 1300 Summit Ave, St.Paul, MN, United States

    10:30 a.m. on the second Saturday of each month This service is approximately 30 minutes followed by “schmoozing” and a craft/activity for the kids For kids aged 0-6 and their adults and siblings! We begin with a lively Shabbat morning service led by one of our clergy and a songleader, using the children’s siddur (prayer […]