Joshua Bell’s Violin—and the Music of Jewish History: The Story of a Stradivarius which Escaped Nazism
Send us a textSummary:In this episode, Rabbi Yisroel Bernath delves into the captivating tale of Joshua Bell, the world-renowned Jewish violinist, and his Stradivarius violin that once belonged to Bronislaw Huberman. The story explores an experiment conducted by the Washington Post where Bell played incognito in a D.C. subway, the violin's dramatic escape from Nazi Germany, and Huberman's heroic efforts to save Jewish musicians. Rabbi Bernath draws profound parallels between the violin's jour...