JHF Staff and Board Members Attend Violins of Hope Exhibit

Pictured from left to right: Debra Caplan, Maureen Saxon-Gioia, Karen Feinstein, Stacie Bonenberger, Emily Franke, Nancy Zionts, Lisa George, Anneliese Perry, Chelsea Dickson, and Pat Siger.

Before the close of the show, the Jewish Healthcare Foundation Aging Team visited the Violins of Hope Pittsburgh exhibit, an effort to bring healing to the region through the power of music and the human spirit. The exhibit was open from October 7 through November 21 at the Posner Center at Carnegie Mellon University.

The centerpiece of Violins of Hope is a collection of more than 85 restored violins, violas, and cellos played by Jewish musicians during the Nazi regime. The community project also included programming educational and cultural exhibits and performances over the two-month period.

The efforts to bring Violins of Hope to Pittsburgh began in 2018 under the leadership of project chair Sandy Rosen and co-chairs Linda Simon and Pat Siger, who is a JHF board member, Chair of Health Careers Futures, and former Chair of JHF.

JHF approved a two-year, $50,000 grant in 2021 to help bring Violins of Hope to Pittsburgh. The commitment was part of the $1 million total budget.