Amnon Weinstein, an Israeli luthier who restored violins belonging to Jews during the Holocaust so musicians around the world could play them as tributes to those silenced in Nazi death camps, died on March 4 in Tel Aviv. He was 84.

Mr. Weinstein was the founder of Violins of Hope, an organization that provides violins he restored to orchestras for concerts and educational programs commemorating the Holocaust. The instruments have been played in dozens of cities worldwide.

In 2016, Mr. Weinstein was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, one of the country’s highest honors. During the ceremony, Germany’s foreign minister at the time, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, spoke directly to Mr. Weinstein: “A human soul lies behind each of your priceless violins,” he said. “Each violin represents a person. And when your violins play, they represent six million people.”