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The Pianist of Willesden Lane
Author(s): Hershey Felder
Set in Vienna in 1938 and London during the Blitzkrieg, the story of Lisa Jura, a teenage Jewish pianist who is dreaming about her concert debut at the storied Musikverein concert hall. But with the issuing of new ordinances under the Nazi regime, everything for Lisa changes, except for her love of music and the pursuit of her dream. Featuring some of the world’s most beloved piano music played live, this is a true family story about Mona Golabek’s mother.
Format: Drama
Cast Size:1F
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Original or Prominent Production:
A coproduction of Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, 2012; Opened in New York City at 59E59 Theaters on July 22, 2014.
A coproduction of Berkeley Repertory Theatre and Geffen Playhouse, Los Angeles, 2012; Opened in New York City at 59E59 Theaters on July 22, 2014.
Original Source Material: Based on Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen’s book The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love and Survival.
Nationality of Author: U.S.
Original Language: English
Publisher:
The Children of Willesden Lane is published by Grand Central Publishing.
Experience(s) Chronicled: Survivors and Subsequent Generations | Escape | Germany, Hitler and the Growth of Nazism
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Lifetime Achievement Award
The National Jewish Theater Foundation presented its 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award to Alfred Uhry. The presentation took place as part of the Lincoln Center Library event on January 27th 2025 in commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on the 80th Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz
Lifetime Achievement Award
On September 30, 2024, French playwright, Mr. Jean Claude Grumberg received the Lifetime Achievement Award. It was presented by NJTF HTII President, Arnold Mittelman with Dominique Trimbur, PhD-Manager for the History of Anti-Semitism and the Holocaust, Teaching of the Holocaust of Fondation Pour La Memoir de la Shoah Project.