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Hershey felder, the extraordinary pianist and actor, who has dramatized the lives of composers from george gershwin to irving berlin, and who. Mona golabek in the pianist of willesden lane on vimeo. The trust works in schools, universities and in the community to raise awareness and understanding of the holocaust, providing teacher training, an outreach. But in her onewoman performance, the pianist of willesden lane, mona golabek dons a red wig and tells a storyliterally. Mar 15, 2016 based on the true story of her mother, mona golabek describes the inspirational story of lisa jura golabeks escape from nazicontrolled austria to england on the famed kindertransport. The pianist of willesden lane tickets musical tickets. Buy the pianist of willesden lane tickets online 247 right here for all the pianist of willesden lane dates. The pianist of willesden lane,based on the book the children of willesden lane by mona golabek and lee cohen, is a moving story about a young jewish pianist in vienna, who was sent from europe to england on a kindertransport during world war ii. I teach the novel the children of willesden lane to my ninth grade students. Golabeks acclaimed book, the children of willesden lane. I am grateful to everyone who has entered my life in connection with the pianist of willesden lane.
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