This program is focusing on the touching story of Rachela Olewski, a mandolin female player who played in

Auschwitz orchestra under the famous violinist and conductor Alma Rosé.

Rachela survived the Holocaust and her story is a heroic story of survival in Auschwitz through the power of

her mandolin music. She survived and raised a family in Israel, until she passed away in 1987.

This concert is about her story and about the untold story of the mandolin during the Holocaust.

(online concert)