PEORIA MAGAZINE August 2023

S P O T L I G H T

THE LONGEST, SADDEST, MOST HOPEFUL OF JOURNEYS These violins escaped the Holocaust, telling a story that goes well beyond the beautiful music they’re capable of

Paul Leeser escaped from late-1930s Germany with this violin (Photo provided by Violins of Hope)

BY PHIL LUCIANO

62 JULY 2023 PEORIA MAGAZINE