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Since starting the Holocaust Survivor Band nearly 10 years ago, Saul Dreier — who learned to play the percussion instrument in a concentration camp — and his fellow musicians have performed nearly 100 concerts, including in countries like Israel, Germany, Brazil and Poland. In addition to providing entertainment, the band promotes unity: “My goal is peace all over the world, and no antisemitism,” Dreier said.

Saul Dreier learned to play the drums in perhaps the most unlikely of places: a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Dreier, who grew up in a Jewish family in Krakow, was sent to the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp in German-occupied Poland when he was 16, then was moved to a subcamp, where he toiled in a factory called NKF, repairing automobile radiators.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. One of the men in Dreier&...

Saul Dreier learned to play the drums in perhaps the most unlikely of places: a concentration camp during the Holocaust. Dreier, who grew up in a Jewish family in Krakow, was sent to the Krakow-Plaszow concentration camp in German-occupied Poland when he was 16, then was moved to a subcamp, where he toiled in a factory called NKF, repairing automobile radiators.Subscribe to The Post Most newsletter for the most important and interesting stories from The Washington Post. One of the men in Dreier&...

Jewish Film Festival of Sarasota-Manatee returns with virtual event The 12th annual festival features 21 movies spanning the globe, as well as filmmaker discussions. Mort Skirboll Jewish Film Festival of Sarasota-Manatee: Monday-March 25; $15 individual tickets; $236 all films; jfedsrq.org/jff21 Sarasota-Manatees annual cinematic celebration of Jewish culture returns with a selection of movies spanning the globe, with all screenings taking place virtually amid the pandemic. The 12th annual Mor...