embracing hope. empowering change.

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about the foundation

The Hold On To Your Music Foundation shares a universal story of hope that transcends all backgrounds, empowering generations with knowledge, understanding and the will to make a positive impact. Since its founding, Mona Golabek has traveled the globe to share her mother’s inspirational story through books, music and the performing arts. Her fervent mission is to spread messages of hope, empathy, and resilience, encouraging people to hold on to their dreams and reach their full potential.

About Mona Golabek

USC SHOAH FOUNDATION PARTNERSHIP

 

14-year-old Holocaust survivor Lisa Jura’s universal story of bravery and resilience transforms classrooms around the world in an interdisciplinary and multisensory learning experience from USC Shoah Foundation and Hold On To Your Music Foundation. Supported by the Koret Foundation, this suite of resources blends music, story and technology to reshape Holocaust education for primary and secondary school students.

  • Classroom-ready resources
  • Online professional development
  • Innovative technology
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support the foundation

Your donation will be used solely to support and grow the mission of the Hold On To Your Music Foundation. Anchored in the inspiring story of Holocaust survivor Lisa Jura, the foundation fosters hope through the power of storytelling and music, enlightening people of all backgrounds with the knowledge that we can flourish and our dreams can thrive, even when faced with immense adversity.

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in the news

HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION shines a spotlight on Mona and Willesden Lane

In this Children’s Author Series event, the Askwith Education Forum welcomed Mona Golabek, author of The Children of Willesden Lane. These books, written for different age groups, are stories of courage, perseverance, and resilience, centered on how Lisa Jura, Mona’s mother and a teenage refugee…

In the echoes of history, a story of humanity, hope

  ‘Follow your dreams. Be someone who stands up for what’s right in life.’ As published in The Boston Globe   The archbishop of Boston sits serenely and wordlessly beneath [...]

MAKING A NEW LIFE: THE COURAGE OF A REFUGEE – VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP on Discovery Education

(Grades 3-9) Join us for a Virtual Field Trip that will dive into the history and legacy of the Kindertransport and explore with students what it means to be a […]