Teaching the children of Willesden Lane
By: Anneberg Media ; produced by Lavine Production Group with EDC/Center for Children and Technology
Contributors: Annenberg Media; Levine Production Group (Firm)
Publisher: Annenberg Media
Published: 2006
Place of publication: S. Burlington, VT
Language: eng
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9781576808245
Subjects: Childhood and youth; Austrian Jews; Biography; Jewish refugees; Jews; History
Description: A resource provided for teachers of history, literature, social studies and music with background lessons and ideas for studying and discussing the book, The Children of Willesden Lane. This is the true story of pianist Lisa Jura, who traveled to London through the Kindertransport to excape Nazi persecution on the eve of World War II. A website provides access to all background on the book and its author, Lis Jura's daugher, Mona Golabek. Information on the classrooms where lessons were filmed; a downloadable curriculum guide to help teachers build lessons around issues raised in the book; and classical musical selections that play a pivotal role in the book.
Notes: Based on the book by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen : The Children of Willesden Lane.

DVD.
Table of contents: title: Disc 1. Resources: An introduction; title: What is the Children of Willesden Lane?; title: What is facing history and ourselves?; title: Meeting Mona Golabek; title: Music, love, and survival; title: a special performance; title: Disc 2. Classroom videos: Introducing the "Universe of Obligation" Middle School; title: Introducting the Univers of Obligation" High School; title: Choices that make a difference; title: A first impression of Judaism; title: Exploring Lisa's music; title: Upstanders and bystanders; title: Gaining insight through poetry; title: A structure conversation; title: A concluding discussion.