Past Event
Sunday, June 4, 2017, 1 p.m.
Knowledge Is the Beginning
17110 Bernardo Center Drive, San Diego, 92128
Cost: Free
Daniel Barenboim established the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra with the late Palestinian writer Edward Said in order to bring together young musicians from across the political divide in the Middle East. Their hope was that music would heal and help to bring understanding and tolerance of different beliefs and cultures. This documentary describing this project from its beginning in 1999 was produced and directed by Paul Smaczny. The triumphal culmination of this project is illustrated in The Ramallah Concert, a live recording at the Place of Culture in Ramallah, 21 August 2005. Sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace, San Diego Chapter.