AARON WENT to America, married, and became a successful businessman. Gunter and Gina also immigrated to America, where they have lived together happily for more than fifty years. Hans remained in England, received his degree as a physical therapist, and went on to win numerous national chess championships for the blind. After closing the hostel at Willesden Lane, Mrs. Cohen lived with her son until her death at age seventy.
In the fall of 1949, Lisa Jura received a visa allowing her to immigrate to America. Michel Golabek was awarded the French Croix de Guerre in 1945 and followed Lisa to the United States shortly after she immigrated. They were married in New York in November 1949. They moved to Los Angeles, joining Rosie and Leo, who had settled there, and were followed by Sonia and her husband, Sol. The sisters remained in daily contact the rest of their lives.
In 1958, Lisa Jura was contacted by a long-lost cousin living in Israel, who wrote her the truth of what happened to Malka and Abraham. The cousin had received Abraham’s last known communication, a letter written in January of 1942, which had been rerouted around the world to Palestine.
Abraham wrote of their pending deportation and implored the cousin with the words “We are lost . . . and beg you to look after our precious children.”
On April 14, 1942, they were arrested by the Gestapo, taken from their home on Franzenbrückestrasse, and deported to Lodz. From there, they were sent to Auschwitz.
Lisa Jura had two daughters, Mona and Renée, who grew up to fulfill their mother’s dream by becoming concert pianists.
Lisa’s three granddaughters, Michele, Sarah, and Rachel, also play the piano. Her grandson, Yoni, plays the violin.
In June 1999, Lisa’s daughters and granddaughters were invited to be the featured artists at the sixtieth worldwide reunion of the Kindertransport in London. Performing the “Clair de Lune” on the BBC, Michele and Sarah thanked Britain for saving Lisa’s life and spoke of the precious words given to them by their grandmother and piano teacher. “Hold on to your music. It will be your best friend.”
It continues to be.