SARATOGA SPRINGS — Saratoga Jewish Community Arts and Temple Sinai, presents a Zoom discussion at 7 p.m. on Oct. 15 regarding the film “Orchestra of Exiles,” the little-known story of Jewish musicians who were transported to Palestine in the 1930s when Nazism was escalating in power.
Participants should watch the film prior to the Zoom discussion. Orchestra of Exiles is available on Amazon Prime Video, Fandor, Epix, DIRECTV, Hoopla, and Fandor Amazon Channel. It is available to rent from Apple iTunes for $3.99.
“This is a Holocaust story you don’t know, almost guaranteed,” says Phyllis Wang, Coordinator of SJCA.
Orchestra of Exiles, a 2012 documentary, written, produced, and directed by Oscar-nominated filmmaker Josh Aronson, tells this well-hidden saga. It is the tale of the founding in 1936 of what would become the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and how its founder Bronislaw Huberman (1882 – 1947), a Polish-Jewish violin prodigy, saved more than 1,000 Jews (many claim more like 3,000 when parents, wives, and others were swept along) in the process.
Contact Phyllis Wang at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register and receive the Zoom meeting link and meeting ID.
