In partnership with USC Shoah Foundation, HMH proudly presents "The Children of Willesden Lane," the critically acclaimed one-woman theatrical performance by concert pianist Mona Golabek. Adapted from her book, The Children of Willesden Lane, Ms. Golabek uses music to tell her mother's inspiring story of survival as a teenage Austrian Jewish refugee who pursued her own dream of becoming a pianist.
Mona Golabek is the founder and president of the non-profit organization, Hold On To Your Music. She is an author, Grammy-nominated recording artist, radio host, and internationally acclaimed concert pianist. She has been the subject of several PBS television documentaries, and has appeared in concert at the Hollywood Bowl, the Kennedy Center, Royal Festival Hall, and with major orchestras and conductors worldwide. Ms. Golabek was taught by her mother, Lisa Jura, who, along with Lisa’s mother Malka, is the subject of Ms. Golabek’s book, The Children of Willesden Lane.
Special thanks to local sponsors for making this program possible including Anti-Defamation League Texas, Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, Texas Holocaust, Genocide, and Antisemitism Advisory Commission and The Morton H. Meyerson Family Foundation.
Mona Golabek’s The Children of Willesden Lane Concert at HMH, along with other live and virtual Golabek performances scheduled for International Holocaust Remembrance Week (Jan. 23-27, 2023), are set to reach more than 50,000 students and educators from school districts across the state. This marks the largest Holocaust education event in the State of Texas.