OPENING NIGHT AT CHISUK EMUNA CONGREGATION
*** ONE SCREENING ONLY ***
With special guest, director Josh Aronson

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2026 • 7:00 pm • CHISUK EMUNA (3219 Green Street, Harrisburg) • tickets available at the door

USA, 2025/Documentary, 78 minutes/English/Directed by Josh Aronson, Adam R. Wood, Alex Rotaru/Written by Adam R. Wood

At 14, pianist Lisa Jura leaves Vienna on the Kindertransport with one instruction from her mother: “Hold on to your music.” In London, that promise becomes a lifeline – leading to the Royal Academy of Music, a debut on the London stage, and a legacy that shapes her own daughter, concert pianist Mona Golabek.  Spanning pre-war Europe, the Blitz, and today, the film is a testament to survival, the power of music, and a mother’s love.   A multi-generational documentary inspired by Mona Golabek’s critically and internationally acclaimed live performance, The Pianist of Willesden Lane. 

Nominated for Best Documentary at the UK Jewish Film Festival

Josh Aronson directed music videos, television pilots and over 500 commercials before turning to documentaries, the first of which, Sound & Fury, was nominated for an Academy Award. Since then he has made award-winning documentaries, among them Orchestra of Exiles, that have shown on PBS, Showtime, Netflix and Nickelodeon.  Josh is also a concert pianist and, in his spare time, a passionate potter.

Hold On to Your Music – A Mother’s Legacy has been generously sponsored Linda Schwab