WE SHALL NOT FORGET!
ANNUAL HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION
With a Musical Performance & Presentation by Avi Wisnia
THURSDAY, MAY 2 at 5:30 P.M.
FLINT INSTITUTE OF MUSIC (ANDERSON ROOM) 1120 E. KEARSLEY ST., FLINT, MI 48503
Avi Wisnia is an award-winning singer, songwriter, storyteller, and educator based in Philadelphia who has performed in venues around the world.
He recently released his latest album of original jazz/pop compositions, titled “Catching Leaves.”
He has also given a TED Talk and performed with The Moth storytellers.
In recent years, Avi traveled and performed with his grandfather, Holocaust Survivor Cantor David S. Wisnia. Since his grandfather’s recent passing, Avi Wisnia continues to share his grandfather’s stories and songs of survival, tracing David’s harrowing life journey from young Polish singing star to Auschwitz prisoner to American liberator with the 101st Airborne. Through it all, Cantor Wisnia’s remarkable singing voice helped save his life, especially in the notorious Nazi concentration camp.
The Wisnias most recently traveled together to Poland to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, as chronicled in the feature documentary “How Saba Kept Singing.” Through sharing his grandfather’s story, Avi highlights the urgency of keeping the memory of the Holocaust alive and passing on this legacy from generation to generation. (More information at www.aviwisnia.com)