In this post Matthew Taub, Contributing writer for Atlas Obscura tells the story of The Holocaust-Surviving Violins That Were Quarantined Beneath a California Stage
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It seems that in March 2020 a collection of musical instruments known as the Violins of Hope, many of which are connected to the Holocaust, fell victim to COVID-19 and had to be quarantined in Los Angeles. How it happened is discussed but the main focus of this fascinating article are the violins themselves and the poignant stories they tell.
Tom is originally from Brooklyn N.Y but has spent his entire professional career in South Carolina, most recently as Head of Reference Services at the College of Charleston. As part of the Against the Grain and Charleston Conference team, he serves as the associate editor of the print ATG as well as the co-editor of the webpage. Tom’s conference duties include coordinating the Penthouse Suite interviews as well as the conference poster sessions.
He received his MLS from the University of Buffalo, SUNY and a second master’s in public administration from the College of Charleston and the Univ. of South Carolina. His wife Carol and he live in downtown Charleston and she is an artist and a tour guide offering historic walking tours of the city.
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