Orchestra of Exiles
Sunday, April 14 at 10:00 p.m.
The true story of the great Jewish violinist Bronislaw Huberman, who, in 1936, was able to help rescue some of Europe's Jewish musicians and their families from the Holocaust.
Huberman (1882-1947) moved 70 of the best Jewish musicians from Germany to Palestine to found what would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. His efforts ultimately rescued 1,000 Jews from the Holocaust.
Directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Josh Aronson.
Pictured above: The great conductor Arturo Toscanini and Bronislaw Huberman after the first Palestine Symphony concert in December, 1936.
At right: Young Bronislaw Huberman at the height of his career.