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  • Hold on to Your Music - A Mother's Legacy
  • 78 min | Documentary
Hold on to Your Music - A Mother's Legacy
78 min | Documentary
Lisa and her daughter, Mona, two brilliant concert pianists, have lives so deeply intertwined it's hard to tell where one begins and the other ends. In this heartfelt and epic documentary, Mona Golabek shares the story of her mother, a ...See moreLisa and her daughter, Mona, two brilliant concert pianists, have lives so deeply intertwined it's hard to tell where one begins and the other ends. In this heartfelt and epic documentary, Mona Golabek shares the story of her mother, a child prodigy pianist, and her escape from Vienna on a Kindertransport as one of 10,000 unaccompanied children rescued and brought to England in 1938-39. Lisa's father, Abraham, reduced to poverty like much of Vienna's remaining Jewish population, had secured a ticket on a Kindertransport through gambling. He and his wife, Malka, faced the terrible choice of which of their three daughters' lives would be saved. They chose Lisa. Featuring rarely seen archival footage of wartime Vienna and London, along with moving voice interviews and piano recordings from her mother, Lisa, Mona, her daughter, recounts this story of music's power to restore new life and combat the profound loneliness that many of the young Kindertransport children experienced. An extraordinary and life-affirming story, this captivating film is a powerful testament to survival, artistry, and the enduring strength of a mother's love. Written by Hold On To Your Music Foundation See less
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Writer
Adam R. Wood
Producers
Josh Aronson (producer) | Lee Cohen (producer) | Matt Einstein (producer) | Marius Hanganutiu (producer) & 4 more
Cinematographers
Josh Aronson (cinematographer) | Jarod Cernousek (cinematographer) | Pedro Delbrey (cinematographer) | Nicole Doiron (cinematographer) & 8 more
Editor
Adam R. Wood
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Updated Oct 1, 2025
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