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- The Children of Willesden Lane is the powerful true story of Lisa Jura, who fled Nazi-occupied Vienna on the Kindertransport as a child. Jura was one of 10,000 young refugees who were separated from her parents and brought to England for safety before World War II.
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Feb 23, 2017 · The Children of Willesden Lane is the powerful true story of Lisa Jura, who fled Nazi-occupied Vienna on the Kindertransport as a child. Jura was one of 10,000 young refugees who were separated from their parents and brought to England for safety before World War II.
Hachette Book Group. ISBN. 978-0-446-69027-0. The Children of Willesden Lane is a memoir by Mona Golabek, documenting the life of her mother, Lisa, from the time she left Vienna, Austria to the end of World War II. It has been adapted into a film and an organization formed in honor of the book, that is dedicated to empowering people with the arts.
Introduction to The Children of Willesden Lane 8 About the Book and the Author 8 Companion CD to The Children of Willesden Lane 8 Teacher’s Resource 9 Historical Context 11 Pre-Reading Activities 14 Related Resources 20 Reading 1: Identity in a Time of Change 22 Reading 2: Uprooted 26 Reading 3: A Refugee in Wartime 29 Reading 4: The Blitz 32
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Jan 1, 2002 · Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen, Emil Sher (Adapted by) 4.21. 108 ratings13 reviews. A young readers' edition of an important and inspiring true story of hope and survival during World War II. Fourteen-year-old Lisa Jura was a musical prodigy who hoped to become a concert pianist.
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Lisa Jura’s incredible story has become the bestselling book, The Children of Willesden Lane. It is a powerful story of hope, passion and courage that has inspired readers and audiences everywhere. Transformed into a one-woman stage production based on the book, Golabek has portrayed her mother to sold-out audiences across the nation.
Dec 14, 2017 · Based on a true story of a 14 year old girl Lisa Jura, who had to flee her home in Vienna and rebuild her life in London, the story brings home the reality of the Holocaust to readers aged 12...
Nov 14, 2021 · This is the true story of how Lisa escaped Nazi-controlled Austria just before the outbreak of World War Two on the Kindertransport. Taken to England and housed in a home for refugee children on London's Willesden Lane, she must make new friends and a new family and find a way to endure the years of war.
