The Philharmonic Ted Talk - YY Jacobson

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[Music] Benjamin Xander is a British Jew. He and his family escaped Hitler in 1938. Today, he is the conductor of the Boston Philarmonic Orchestra, a world-renowned composer and conductor. A number of years ago, Benjamin gave a TED talk entitled The Transformative Power of Classical Music. In that talk, he related a story that he heard from the related a story that he heard from the person herself. >> I learned this from a woman who survived Awitz, one of the rare survivors. She went to Ashwitz when she was 15 years old. She was put on the train with her brother. He was only 8 years old at the time. Their parents have already vanished, so it was only her and her 8-year-old brother. >> She told me this. She said, "We were in the train going to Awitz, and I looked down, I saw my brother's shoes were

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1. 0:02[Music] Benjamin Xander is a British Jew. He and his family escaped Hitler in 1938. Today,…
2. 0:34related a story that he heard from the person herself. >> I learned this from a…
3. 1:04down, I saw my brother's shoes were missing, and I said, "Why are you so stupid?…
4. 1:35made a vow. She told me this. She said, "I walked out of Awitz into life…
5. 2:05profound calling. It's a tall order, but I think it's something we can at least all…

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