Joe's Violin

Name: Joe's Violin
Uploaded: 2016-09-20T10:00:57Z
Duration: 1458 s
Description: An elderly Holocaust survivor gives his violin to a local instrument donation drive, and it finds its way to a schoolgirl from the poorest congressional district in the United States. This short documentary traces how one gift links two lives across generations.

Year listed: 2016

Title at the original source

Joe's Violin | 2017 Oscar Nominee | The Screening Room | The New Yorker

Published at the original source: 2016-09-20. This is the upload date, which may differ from the film’s release.

25 min · English · Documentary

An elderly Holocaust survivor gives his violin to a local instrument donation drive, and it finds its way to a schoolgirl from the poorest congressional district in the United States. This short documentary traces how one gift links two lives across generations.

Why we picked it

Take a short break with “Joe's Violin” to see the world from another angle. A Holocaust survivor donates his violin to a Bronx schoolgirl.

Holocaust recollections, loss and emotional themes. Source-based review; not rated for children.

Source: The New Yorker

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