A Bridge to Peace

In June 2005, a group of musicians tour Poland, including the American Jewish singer Theodore Bikel, Dutch Jewish singer Shura Lipovski, and the Mostar Sinfonietta, a Bosnian orchestra formed by Christian and Muslim musicians whose survival of the war in Bosnia was aided by making music together. The group is conducted by Tamara Brooks. They perform Yiddish, Sephardic, and Bosnian songs called Sevdah's. Music has brought them together and with these concerts they demonstrate that bridges of peace can be built among people of diverse cultures. Against the background of this musical and multicultural tour, the musicians talk about their cultural roots in Europe.