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Plot. Lisa Jura was a prodigy who hoped to become a pianist during pre-World War II Vienna. As Nazi attacks on Jews continue in her home country, her parents send her on the Kindertransport to London, England. Several days after arrival, she became a servant at a manor. Sometime later, though, she leaves the manor.
- Memoir
- Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen
- English
- Hachette Book Group
Feb 23, 2017 · Overview. About This Collection. 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.
The Children of Willesden Lane3 C ontents Message from the Milken Family Foundationby Lowell Milken and Jane Foley 4 Foreword by Margot Stern Strom 6 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
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Shortly after Kristallnacht, 14 year-old Lisa, a musical prodigy, escaped the Nazis aboard the Kindertransport train to England where her music gave her the strength to survive one of the darkest periods in history. Lisa Jura’s incredible story has become the bestselling book, The Children of Willesden Lane.
Inspiring story of teen pianist who escaped Nazis in WWII. Read Common Sense Media's The Children of Willesden Lane review, age rating, and parents guide.
Mar 30, 2016 · In 1938, Lisa’s father has won a ticket on the Kindertransport in a poker game and he and Lisa’s mother face an impossible choice: which of their three daughters will escape the horror of pogrom...
The Children of Willesden Lane is the story of author and Grammy-nominated concert pianist Mona Golabek’s mother, who fled Vienna during World War II aboard the Kindertransport and triumphed over the tragedy of the Holocaust to become a concert pianist.
