Perlman

The violinist Itzhak Perlman, who received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama in 2015, attended a kick-off event for Jewish Disability Advocacy Month on February 3, 2021. (Alex Wong / Getty Images…

When the Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1963, he performed while seated - a consequence of the polio that had prevented him from walking without leg supports or crutches since he was four. "I…

When the Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman made his debut at Carnegie Hall in 1963, he performed while seated - a consequence of the polio that had prevented him from walking without leg supports or crutches since he…