In her book ‘The Fiddle’, Natalie Cumming takes readers from persecution during the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Auschwitz during the fiercest days of the Holocaust, to wartime Britain and finally the present day – told through the journey of a violin which was passed down through those times. Natalie Cumming inherited the fiddle from her father upon his death in 1985 and, after a recent restoration on ‘The Repair Shop’, brought it into the national spotlight and is now sharing its story with the world. It’s the chronicle of one family’s adversity against humanity’s worst, and a bold reminder that even the most fragile of objects can survive decades of terror.
Natalie recently received an award from their Majesties, King Charles and Queen Camilla, for her outstanding contribution in ensuring that the horrors of the Holocaust are never forgotten, through the numerous talks given to many different groups, in particular, schools in Shropshire.
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