Join us as guest speaker Daniel Levin discusses his award-winning photography book documenting the man and work of Israeli master luthier (violin maker) Amnon Weinstein. Forty years ago Amnon began a project to restore violins that survived the concentration camps and ghettos of the holocaust, even when their owners often did not. Just over 100 violins have been restored to their highest playable condition.
In his exhibition and book Violins and Hope | From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall, Daniel Levin has made the most compelling and beautiful series of photographs documenting Weinstein’s collection of violins, his Tel Aviv workshop, and his processes. Amnon Weinstein recently passed away in Tel Aviv at the age of 84. Join us as Daniel relates his story of documenting this extraordinary man and his mission.
Violins and Hope | From the Holocaust to Symphony Hall is the Gold Medal winner of the 2022 Independent Publishers’ national Book Award for History – coffee table scale, and was a Finalist for the IPPY 2021 National Book of the Year for Photography
Date: Sunday, June 23
Time: 7 – 9pm
Place: JCJ
Registration Details: https://jccjapan.jp/event-registration/
Links:
Amon Weinstein obituary https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/21/arts/music/amnon-weinstein-dead.html
Violins and Hope book
https://levinphoto.com/violins-and-hope
Daniel Levin Photography
https://levinphoto.com/
Photo credit © Billy Delphs 2023