LISA PEARL ROSENBAUM is a writer and dramaturg at The Braid, the Los Angeles based theater and arts company, where she also develops and moderates programs that give voice to diverse and compelling Jewish voices. Her award-winning novel, A Day of Small Beginnings (Little, Brown & Co, 2006), a multi-generational story set in Poland, was inspired by her family history, and that of her in-laws, Polish Holocaust survivors. Stories from the Violins of Hope, her play about the remarkable Israeli violin maker who restored instruments that survived the Holocaust, drew from her lengthy interviews with Amnon Weinstein himself. A video of the Braid’s production was created during the pandemic in 2021, with actors performing from scripts, without sets or costumes, accompanied by musicians from the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony. It was shown globally, and at the United Nations. A full stage production of the play, written with Ronda Spinak, was performed in 2023 at the Bondi Beach Pavillion Theatre in Sydney, Australia. Lisa is delighted The Violin Maker, based on Stories from the Violins of Hope, is having its American premiere. She is a proud member of The Dramatists Guild.

RONDA SPINAK is the Artistic Director and Founder of The Braid, a global nonprofit theatre company, dedicated to amplifying contemporary Jewish stories. She creates and produces the Salon Theatre Series, curating more than 80 original Jewish-themed programs and adapting many of the pieces performed. Salons have toured in 50 states and nearly 50 countries. She also has been instrumental in creating The Braid’s “StoryNosh” storytelling series, by and for emerging artists. Spinak has developed 6 one person shows, including Not That Jewish, that played 16 months in Los Angeles, then went to Off Broadway for nearly a year. Her plays include Stories from the Fringe, about women rabbis - with its accompanying historic art exhibit, Holy Sparks -  and festival-winner Oscar Wilde’s Wife, a favorite at the Ashland New Play Festival. She also co-wrote The Violin Maker with Lisa Pearl Rosenbaum, which debuted in Australia in 2023. She has written for the Emmy Award-winning children’s show Rugrats. She is a graduate of Stanford University, and holds degrees from UCLA (MBA) and USC (Masters in Writing). Spinak is on the board of the Alliance for Jewish Theatres and is a member of the Dramatists Guild.

Dr. Green is the Artistic Director and Conductor of the Los Angeles Jewish Symphony, which she founded in 1994. Known worldwide for her knowledge and skill in presenting music with Jewish themes, she has served as guest conductor in the United States, Israel, South Africa, Australia, and Canada. In 2017, Dr. Green was honored by Musical America, the oldest and most prestigious American magazine on classical music, as one of the Top 30 Musical America Professionals of the Year.

In February 2020, Dr. Green’s life and career was the subject of a Spotlight Series documentary by the Milken Archive of Jewish Music, which was featured on the Archive’s website and YouTube. After many years of collaborating with local choirs, in 2020 Dr. Green founded the Jewish Community Chorale, a program of the LAJS. While the pandemic prevents live performances, the JCC functions as a virtual choir and made its debut on Jewish Life Television (JLTV) on July 3, 2020.