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40 || FASHION MAGAZINE || MARCH 2015aintaining violins has no greater importance than the maintenance done by the program, Violins of Hope. Violins of Hope is the story of the Jewish violins saved from the Holocaust. Some survived as they were discarded from trains transporting their owners to concentrations camps. Other violins survived so Jewish prisoners could entertain their captors who reigned terror over them. The mission of Violins of Hope is to bring to life these treasures. Some have a beautiful Star of David inlaid with pearl. In honor of the most recent International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Anastasiya Petryshak played one of these violins. The violin of the Shoah was presented to Ms. Petryshak and she brought it back to life. Above a picture of Anastasiya embracing the violin she writes, %u201cSo as not to forget.%u201d