'You had to perform at the Nazi's whim, 24 hours a day. She would be called in the middle of the night to play for Nazi dignitaries.'
Holocaust-era musical instruments have traveled the world, and are now here in Chicago.
"On and on, are the stories of resiliency and survival and hope," said Addie Goodman of the Jewish Community Centers. After Marsha died in 2009, Rapoport and Levin found the instrument in a storage closet in her home, recognizing it from a photo.
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