The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

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The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

The University of Pittsburgh's Daily Student Newspaper

The Pitt News

A violin is displayed with a Star of David engraving on its back at the “Violins of Hope” exhibit in the Posner Center at CMU.

‘Wherever there were violins, there was hope’: CMU exhibit honors music during the Holocaust

By Trinity Foster, Senior Staff Writer November 15, 2023

For Jewish people during World War II, the violin was more than an instrument — it was a beacon of hope, a source of work and a savior. Violins that Jews played in Europe throughout the Holocaust are...

Sarah Thornton, a senior studio arts major, looks at one of her pieces, a baby picture of the universe, inspired by her cooperation with physics professor Andrew Zentner. Stephen Caruso | Assistant Visual Editor

In tune with a b-flat: Artists, physicists collaborate on campus

By Abhignya Mallepalli / Staff Writer April 5, 2017

Sarah Thornton stands in the basement of the Frick Fine Arts Center, preparing for her work to appear in an exhibit Tuesday night. She dips her fingers in paint and presses them to the canvas, using gray...

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