Day 15: Violins of Hope

Free music is good. Good free music is better. Tonight we saw Di Tsvey, a musical duo of Steven Greenman on violin and Pete Rushefsky on tsimbl, playing klezmer music in conjunction with the Violins of Hope exhibit at the Maltz Museum of Jewish History in Beachwood. 

What is a tsimbl, you ask?  It's like a hammered dulcimer.

But it sounds more Eastern European-y. It's more suited to 'Lemisch Sher' than 'Oh, Suzanna.'

The Violins of Hope is an exhibit of violins that were played by Jews before or during the Holocaust and were all but lost. These instruments have been lovingly restored and "serve as testaments to the resilience of the human spirit and the power of music to lift hearts in even the most horrific of circumstances." They are on display at the Maltz Muesum until Jan 3. 

Here is a video of Steve and Pete (not from last night)