The Ger Mandolin Ensemble, 2011 is a project memorializing the Jewish mandolin orchestra active in Góra Kalwaria, Poland in the 1920s and 1930s.
Ger mandolin orchestra, part of the 26th Jewish Music Festival:March 6,2011. Berkeley,California. Featured mandolinists: Mike Marshall, Avi Avital, Eric Stein, Jeff Warshauer, Tim Connell, Chris Acquavella, Sharon Gilchrist, Brian Oberlin, Dana Rath, Adam Rozkiewicz & Radim Zenkl.
This powerful story is detailed in this article recently published by Tablet Magazine: http://www.tabletmag.com/arts-and-culture/music/48739/plucky-move/
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