About this Event
LA JFF Closing Night
Join us for the Closing Night for the LA Premiere of the multi-award winning documentary, "Hold on to Your Music: A Mother's Legacy" with the amazing Mona Golabek!
The screening will be accompanied by a piano performance on a Steinway, Q&A with Mona and director Adam Wood plus post film reception!
WINNER - Best Holocaust Documentary | Boca International Jewish Film Festival 2026
WINNER - Torchbearer Jury Award | Miami Jewish Film Festival 2026
About the Film: A young pianist escapes Nazi occupied Vienna on the Kindertransport, carrying nothing but her music and her mother’s final words. That act of love creates an artistic legacy that resonates across generations.
Directed by Academy Award nominee Josh Aronson and Emmy winner Adam R. Wood, Hold On To Your Music: A Mother’s Legacy tells the true story of Lisa Jura, a gifted Jewish pianist whose life was upended in 1938 Vienna. Forced onto the Kindertransport at age fourteen, Lisa found her way in wartime London, sustained by the music she carried with her and the memory of the family she left behind.
Drawing on rare archival footage, newly digitized recordings, and the virtuosic performances of her daughter Mona Golabek, the film traces Lisa’s journey from prodigy to refugee to mother – and the enduring artistic lineage she passed on. Adapted from Golabek’s bestselling book and international stage production The Pianist of Willesden Lane, the documentary brings new cinematic depth to a story that has reached more than 10 million readers and audience members worldwide through concerts, books, and 5,000+ performances.
The film bridges past and present to reveal a universal message: that memory, love, and music are forces powerful enough to sustain a life – and inspire generations.
Directed by Josh Aronson and Adam R. Wood
Documentary/USA, 2026/77 Minutes, English
Sponsored by the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation
In partnership with Museum of Tolerance and StandWithUs
Courtesy of Menemsha Films
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Museum of Tolerance, 9786 West Pico Boulevard, Los Angeles, United States
USD 23.18
