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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.
- Memoir
- Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen
- English
- Hachette Book Group
The Children of Willesden Lane represents an unusual opportunity to educate and inspire current and future generations of students and teachers in the lessons of history and human perseverance. By maximizing the book’s message through this incisive curriculum developed by Facing History and
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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.
Jan 1, 2002 · 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. But when Hitler's armies advanced on pre-war Vienna, Lisa's parents were forced to make a difficult decision.
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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.
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 1, 2003 · Based on the true story of her mother, Mona Golabek describes the inspirational story of Lisa Jura’s escape from Nazi-controlled Austria to England on the famed Kindertransport. Jewish musical prodigy Lisa Jura has a wonderful life in Vienna.
