They say democracy is noun, but at NCJW|MN we know it's actually a verb. It's something we do, something we build, and something we protect together. We are thrilled to invite you to our upcoming Spring Breakfast Fundraiser: Democracy is a verb - when women lead, communities thrive. When women lead, the results aren't just seen in […]
This powerful program features violins once played by Holocaust survivors, each instrument carrying a story of resilience, loss and hope. Through music inspired by Jewish traditions, the concert honors memory while lifting the spirit. The program includes stirring string solos and a performance of Shostakovich’s Quartet, featuring SPCO’s principal string players. It’s a deeply moving […]
This powerful program features violins once played by Holocaust survivors, each instrument carrying a story of resilience, loss and hope. Through music inspired by Jewish traditions, the concert honors memory while lifting the spirit. The program includes stirring string solos and a performance of Shostakovich’s Quartet, featuring SPCO’s principal string players. It’s a deeply moving […]
The Hadassah Minneapolis St. Paul Annual Great Mahj Get-Together is scheduled for Sunday, May 17, from 1-3:30 p.m. The location will be provided with your e-mail confirmation after you register. This is not a tournament but rather a simple gathering to play Mahj, with door prizes and light refreshments. It also is a local fun(d)raiser […]
This powerful program features violins once played by Holocaust survivors, each instrument carrying a story of resilience, loss and hope. Through music inspired by Jewish traditions, the concert honors memory while lifting the spirit. The program includes stirring string solos and a performance of Shostakovich’s Quartet, featuring SPCO’s principal string players. It’s a deeply moving […]
Internationally renowned musicologist James A. Grymes discusses his National Jewish Book Award–winning book Violins of Hope, a powerful account of violins played by Jewish musicians during the Holocaust. The book also tells the story of Israeli violinmakers Amnon and Avshalom Weinstein, who restore these instruments and the histories they carry. Grymes explores how the violin […]
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Register for this event https://z.umn.edu/AmyLevyRSVP Date: Tuesday, May 19 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Minnesota JCC Sabes Center, Minneapolis (4330 Cedar Lake Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55416) About the Event: Amy Levy: Songs of Love and Loss, a new musical composition for mezzo-soprano (Victoria Vargas) and mountain dulcimer (Alex Lubet) by University of Minnesota Center for Jewish […]
This moving performance brings together beautiful orchestral music and historic instruments that once belonged to Jewish musicians before and during the Holocaust. Restored and preserved, the Violins of Hope serve as living symbols of resilience, remembrance, and the enduring power of the human spirit. Featuring soloist Marc Levine and the Baal Shem Suite by Ernest […]
Join us for an afternoon of photography and memory with photographer Daniel Levin, featuring an exhibit reception, artist talk, and book signing for Violins and Hope: From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall—winner of the 2022 Independent Publisher National Book of the Year. Levin is the first photographer to document, in extraordinary depth, the Tel Aviv […]