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ABOUT THE BOOK The Children of Willesden Lane is a powerful memoir of music, hope and survival set in europe during the holocaust. in the book, authors Mona golabek and lee cohen tell the story of lisa Jura, golabek’s mother. in 1938, 14-year-old lisa was an amazing young musician who dreamed of becoming a concert pianist.
Aug 23, 2017 · Separated from her beloved family, Lisa bravely endures the trip and a disastrous posting outside London before finding her way to the Willesden Lane Orphanage. Here, her music inspires the other children, and they, in turn, cheer her on in her efforts to make good on her promise to her family to realise her musical potential.
Mona Golabek, concert pianist and author, wrote The Children of Willesden Lane, the true story of her mother, Lisa Jura, who fled to London on the Kindertransport to escape from Austria during the Holocaust. It is an inspiring, uplifting tale of a young girl's dream of becoming a concert pianist.
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The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival - Ebook written by Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen. Read this book using Google Play Books app on your PC, android, iOS devices. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival.
May 25, 2002 · I loved this book, the true story of Lisa Jura who came to England as part of the Kindertransport which rescued 10,000 Jewish children from the Nazis. I saw Mona Golabek last year at the Geffen Playhouse in Westwood performing "The Pianist of Willesden Lane," a one-woman play based on this book in which she portrays her mother.
This book is based on the true story of Lisa Jura, a young girl who escaped Nazi persecution, as told by Lisa Jura's daughter, the accomplished musician Mona Golabek. "Teaching 'The Children of Willesden Lane'" is designed to help teachers explore many facets of the book with their students.
Apr 25, 2017 · Based on her bestselling book, Ms. Golabek, renowned concert pianist, tells the gripping, true story of her mother, Lisa Jura – who held on to her music and her dreams to survive one of the darkest periods in history. With more relevance today than ever, this inspiring story of a young refu
