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Best Kept Secret: Erik's Birth Mother
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Erik's birth mother comes to visit his class at JFK High School.
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Video description: In the Oscar-nominated Joe's Violin, a donated musical instrument forges an improbable friendship. 91-year-old Holocaust survivor Joe Feingold and 12-year-old Bronx school girl Brianna Perez show how the power of music can bring light in the darkest of times, and how a small act can have a significant impact.
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