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My Calling: A Pianist for Hope

20192 minTV-PGdoc-short

Amidst the ruins of war-torn Syria, a pianist's haunting melodies bring hope and healing to a shattered community!

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My Calling: A Pianist for Hope

2019• 2 minTV-PG

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Amidst the ruins of war-torn Syria, a pianist's haunting melodies bring hope and healing to a shattered community!

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When his Syrian home was destroyed in the war, Aeham Ahmad rolled his piano through the bombed-out streets of Jarmuk. And just played – to counter the incomprehensible suffering! Sometimes friends sang along with him, and sometimes the neighborhood kids. Today, the pianist lives with his family in Germany and plays in theaters across Europe – moving people with his story.

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