This violin was once shared by two sisters, ages nine and eleven, in Romania. They studied with a devoted teacher, practicing daily under their mother’s watchful care. The violin became a symbol of their talent and promise.
During the war, the sisters were separated from their parents while being transported from place to place. Their parents kept the violin as a reminder of their daughters. After the war, the sisters were taken in by Aliyat HaNoar, the youth immigration movement, and sent by boat to Palestine.
Their journey did not end there. British authorities diverted the ship and placed all passengers in an internment camp in Cyprus. Months later, the sisters were finally reunited with their parents—and with the violin—when they were allowed to enter Israel alongside thousands of other survivors. On May 15, 1948, with the establishment of the State of Israel, their long journey reached its conclusion.
