Testimonials

Winnipeg: June 5-8, 2026

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Palm Beach County Library System: Karen Garcia- Multicultural Librarian

Review of A Holocaust Journey: Uncle Bram’s Violin: Being the coordinator of A Holocaust Journey: Uncle Bram’s Violin has been a deeply moving and powerful experience, and it has been an honor to bring this program to…

Palm Beach Synagogue: January 27, 2025: Rabbi Moshe Scheiner

On Holocaust International Remembrance Day, we had the good fortune of hearing the story of Bram’s Violin as told by David Groen in an extraordinary presentation. We learned……

Boca Raton Synagogue: November 7, 2023: Rabbi Efrem Goldberg

David Groen’s presentation is eloquent, captures the audience’s attention, as well emotionally stirring and thought provoking. I recommend the Bram’s Violin program and David Groen as a speaker that is….

Rabbi Yankie Denburg: Chabad Jewish Center of Coral Springs: November 5, 2023

David did an excellent job at weaving together a well-told, personal story with great musical selections that were played magnificently. Our crowd….

Chabad of Doylestown: January 2, 2025: Rabbi Mendel Prus

David Groen’s Musical Lecture intrigued members of the community and drew a wonderful crowd. We received great feedback from attendees, who felt….

Chabad of Old Tappan: January 14, 2025: Rabbi Mendy Lewis

We had the pleasure of hosting, author and lecturer, David Groen who shared the remarkable story of his uncle, Bram Rodrigues, and the incredible journey of his violin. More than 75 years after Bram’s tragic murder in Auschwitz, this violin was miraculously returned to the family, becoming….

The Levine Palace at Morse Life: July 10, 2025: Amy Bernstein-Director of LifeStyle and JewishLife

David Groen’s lecture on Bram’s Violin was truly life-changing. With deep compassion and eloquence, David shares the incredible story of his uncle Bram, a gifted violinist whose life was tragically cut short in the Holocaust….