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Artists Adopt Survivors

 

Artist’s Statement: Steve Pagiavlas

Pedestal created by Joseph Razzano

The Violin

“…my brother Bondi loved music and was happy to show off how well he played the violin. One time the gypsy teacher and my brother played together. When they finished playing, the gypsy was out of breath. He said to Bondi, “Everyone, everyone is craying. Even the angels in heaven.”

From “Bondi’s Brother” by Irving and Edward Roth

Bondi was murdered in Bergen Belzen in 1945.