Goals and Partners

The violin has become an important aspect of Jewish culture for centuries, both as a popular instrument with classical Jewish musicians and as a central factor of social life, as in the Klezmer tradition. But during the Holocaust, the violin assumed an extraordinary role within the Jewish community. It is those stories Violins of Hope Fort Wayne will tell. It is the hope of all involved that these strings of the Holocaust will leave participants with a sense of purpose, strength, and optimism for the future.

To date, commitments have been secured from the following partner organizations: Jewish Federation of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Philharmonic and Youth Symphony Orchestras, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, City of Fort Wayne, PBS39, WANE-TV, WBOI – Northeast Indiana Public Radio, Classical 94.1 WBNI, History Center: George R. Mather Lecture Series, Embassy Theatre, Arts United of Greater Fort Wayne, Cinema Center, University of St. Francis, Fort Wayne Ballet, Purdue Fort Wayne, Purdue Fort Wayne Department of Theatre, Purdue Fort Wayne Music Department, Heartland Sings, Fort Wayne Children’s Choir, the Genealogy Center at the Allen County Public Library, Trinity English Lutheran Church, Allen County Courthouse, and the Northeast Indiana Jewish Genealogy Society.

Special thanks to all the collaborative partners and generous supporters of Violins of Hope Fort Wayne. Each and every organization has played its part to make possible the largest community arts and cultural collaboration of its kind in the history of Fort Wayne.