A medley of two Klezmer pieces performed by Simmy Willemann. The intro is adapted from Daniel Hoffman’s “Violin Without a Case” in the style of a Romanian peasant doina. Followed by “Dybbuk Shers,” inspired by Itzhak Perlman’s recording with The Klezmatics. Performed on the Wagner Violin as part of the Violins of Hope project - https://www.violins-of-hope.com Violins of Hope is a project of concerts based on a private collection of violins, violas and cellos all collected since the end of World War II. Many of the instruments belonged to Jews before and during the war. Many were donated by or bought from survivors; some arrived through family members. These instruments are symbols of Jewish traditions that we were all but completely destroyed during the Holocaust. All instruments have a common denominator: they are symbols of hope and a way to say: remember me, remember us. Life is good, celebrate it for those who perished, for those who survived. For all people.