Name: LAJFF Closing Night HOLD ON TO YOUR MUSIC with Mona Golabek + performance
Start: 2026-05-19T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-05-19T21:30:00-07:00
Location: Museum of Tolerance

LAJFF Closing Night HOLD ON TO YOUR MUSIC with Mona Golabek + performance

Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival

Closing Night: LA PREMIERE of "Hold On To Your Music: A Mother’s Legacy" with Mona Golabek + Performance & Reception

Museum of Tolerance

LA  Jewish Film Festival 2026 - 20th Anniversary!

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<h2>LA JFF Closing Night<br><br></h2><h4>Join us for the Closing Night for the LA Premiere of the multi-award winning documentary, <strong><strong>"Hold on to Your Music: A Mother's Legacy" </strong></strong>with the amazing <strong><strong>Mona Golabek</strong></strong>!<br></h4><h4>The screening will be accompanied by a piano performance on a Steinway, Q&amp;A  with Mona and director Adam Wood  plus post film reception!<br></h4><p>WINNER - Best Holocaust Documentary | Boca International Jewish Film Festival 2026</p><p>WINNER - Torchbearer Jury Award | Miami Jewish Film Festival 2026</p><p><strong><strong>About the Film: </strong></strong>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.</p><p>Directed by Academy Award nominee Josh Aronson and Emmy winner Adam R. Wood, <strong><strong>Hold On To Your Music: A Mother’s Legacy</strong></strong> 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.</p><p>Drawing on rare archival footage, newly digitized recordings, and the virtuosic performances of her daughter <strong><strong>Mona Golabek</strong></strong>, 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 <strong><strong>The Pianist of Willesden Lane</strong></strong>, 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.</p><p>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.</p><p>​Directed by Josh Aronson and Adam R. Wood</p><p>Documentary/USA, 2026/77 Minutes, English</p><p><br></p><h4>Sponsored by the Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation</h4><h4>In partnership with Museum of Tolerance and StandWithUs</h4><h4>Courtesy of Menemsha Films</h4><p><br></p>

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