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Janusz the Younger (pl: Janusz Młodszy; 1376/81 – c. 18 October 1422), was a Polish prince member of the House of Piast. He was the eldest son of Duke Janusz I of Warsaw and Danutė of Lithuania , a daughter of Kęstutis .
The final chapters of Lifton's book describe the Nazi occupation of Warsaw. By the end of November, 1940, the Jews of Warsaw had to move behind the walls of the ghetto and Korczak had to move the orphanage into new premises, at 33 Chlodna Street, also situated in the ghetto. Offers to obtain false identity papers and save himself were refused.
In my younger days I asked God for precisely that."1Janusz Korczak was born Henryk Goldszmit on July 22nd, 1878 to an assimilated Jewish family in Warsaw, Poland. He was an author, a pediatrician and a pedagogue.When Korczak's father, a prominent lawyer and the sole source of income of the household, died after illness in 1896, the family was ...
Apr 15, 1997 · A classic as stirring as Schindler's List, The King of Children is the acclaimed biography of the first advocate of children's rights and the man known as the savior of hundreds of orphans in the Warsaw ghetto.Janusz Korczak was known throughout Europe as a Pied Piper of destitute children even before the onslaught of World War II.
- Thomas Hammarberg,
- Yanghee Lee, Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
- Korczak – our teacher on the rights of the child
- l The humanist basis
- l Korczak, the scientist
- l The right to be heard
- l The right to respect
- Indifference and distrust
- l The right to respect
- l The child’s right to be itself
- Irena Sendlerowa
- Emily Logan
- l The best interests principle at the heart of the rights of the child
- The best interests principle and the right to participate
- l The best interests principle as a procedural tool – implementation
- Peter Newell
- Maud de Boer-Buquicchio
- l Children whose parents are in prison
- l Child-friendly justice
- Marina Gordeeva
- Thomas Hammarberg
- l Families
- l Schools
- l Media
- l Non-governmental organisations
- l Political bodies
- l Parliaments
- l Central governments
- l Local assemblies and executives
- l Conclusions
- Thomas Hammarberg,
- Yanghee Lee, Chairperson of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child
Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe Janusz Korczak, whose original name was Henryk Goldszmit, is seen as the father of the idea that children also have rights – human rights. His thinking had a profound impact on the drafting of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and continues to influence the child-friendly...
“Janusz Korczak is an inspiration for all those dedicated to children’s rights. He devoted his life to the promotion of the rights of the child to participation and to protection from violence. His vision remains a foundation for our work, today and in the future.” Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Ag...
Thomas Hammarberg, Commissioner for Human Rights, Council of Europe
The humanist basis of Korczak’s work could be described thus: in his writings the reader discovers a natural scientist’s and mystic’s fascination with mankind and with life. In the individual child and in groups of children he felt he was encountering human beings in their most imposing form. Korczak approached them with reverence and curiosity, an...
Like many other doctors in those days Korczak viewed paediatrics, educational reforms and improved public hygiene as an indispensable means of creating a better society. In a letter to one of his former pupils he wrote: “We cannot leave the world as it is.” We are obliged to make the world a better place than it was when we first entered it. Korcza...
At international Korczak conferences it is often mentioned in solemn terms that it is desirable to reshape “Korczak’s system” so that it could once again be used in educational work among children and young people. This, in my view, is built on a false assumption of Korczak’s heritage. He never developed a system of his own in the sense that we can...
The principle of “the child’s best interests” usually serves to sum up the basic idea of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. It is a fundamental ethical principle that can act as a guiding rule for all private, professional or political deliberations and measures that apply to our children. Janusz Korczak had his own formulation, summaris...
We learn very early in life that big is more important than little. “I’m big,” a child rejoices upon being lifted up onto a table. “I’m taller than you,” another afirms with pride, measuring himself against his peer. It’s unpleasant standing on one’s tiptoes and not being able to reach or to keep up with a grown-up with one’s little steps. A glass ...
There appear to be two lives, one serious and respectable, the other indulgently tolerated, less valuable. We say: a future person, a future worker, a future citizen. That children will be, that they will really begin to be serious only in the future. We kindly let them plod along beside us but, in truth, it would be more convenient without them. N...
“What will he be when he grows up?”, we ask anxiously. We want our children to be better than us. We dream about a perfect person of the future. We have to diligently catch ourselves in lies, pin down our egotism disguised in phony elegance. Seemingly a generous resignation but, in truth, an ordinary swindle. We have reached an understanding with o...
saw Korczak walking with the children from Dom Sierot (“My Home”) to their death! By then he was already very ill, and yet he walked straight as a ramrod with his face like a mask, seemingly under control. He walked at the head of that tragic procession, carrying the youngest child in one arm and leading a second young one by the hand. It is descri...
When I first read The Child’s Right to Respect by Janusz Korczak, I was immediately struck by the clarity at the heart of his writings. He speaks of the need to afford more respect for the interests of children, not out of goodness or charity but as a right. His rights-based analysis is one we see more commonly these days but what differentiates Ko...
When considering the need for a clear articulation of the best interests principle, it is worth noting two related but distinct questions: why a best interests determination is needed in the first instance and how such a determination might be made. The first question relates more directly to the basic cultural assumptions which underpin our approa...
have spent 26 years working for children. Much of my previous career was spent working with children with chronic illness. Sick children are very inspiring; their chronological age often belies their experience and ability to engage in dificult decisions. Their experience often means that they speak with ease about things that can often make adults...
In my work as Ombudsman for Children in Ireland, I have come across many people working in service provision, in the public service, in schools who are truly committed to acting in the best interests of the children they come into contact with. Sometimes, however, there are barriers in the way of those who may wish to consider the best interests of...
The purpose of the Korczak lectures is to promote the child, as Janusz Korczak himself did, long before the Convention on the Rights of the Child, as a rights holder who is due equal respect for her or his human dignity and physical integrity. The persisting legality and adult defence of corporal punishment and other cruel or degrading forms of pun...
I accepted with a feeling of honour and humility the invitation to give a Korczak lecture on children and their relation with prisons in Europe. With a feeling of honour, because the life and work of Janusz Korczak, a man who has done so much “for and with” children, call for deep respect. With humility, because I cannot compare my, our, innovative...
We also need to consider the impact of a prison-like environment on young, innocent children whose parents are detained. It is a fact that most women in prison are mothers and usually in sole charge of their children. Inevitably, the prison sentence which the mother serves affects the children and other members of the family disproportionately, esp...
Whether children are juvenile offenders or enter into contact with the prison system “through” their contacts with their parents, it is essential that justice systems are child-friendly, starting of course with access to justice. Access to justice is a fundamental right that every human being should enjoy. However, in practice, access to justice fo...
The whole question of care for orphans is directly linked to the life and work of Janusz Korczak. He lost his father in his teens and to a large extent that emotional upheaval determined his way in life as he became the sole breadwinner for his mother and sister. He knew very well what it meant to grow up without a father. It may indeed have been b...
Henryk Goldszmit, who used the pen name Janusz Korczak, is the father of the very idea that children also have rights – human rights. His thinking had a profound impact on the drafting of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Some of us who took part in the 10-year-long work to formulate this treaty were inspired by his vision of the child ...
One such environment should be the family. Decision making patterns in a family do not just have an immediate impact in terms of the decisions taken but also affect children’s understanding of how to listen to others and how to solve conflicts of interest. In the past, children, especially small children and girls in most cultures, have had a very ...
The Committee on the Rights of the Child has formulated a General Comment on “The Aims of Education” in which it states that “the participation of children in school life, the creation of school communities and student councils, peer education and peer counselling, and the involvement of children in school disciplinary proceedings should be promote...
In the spirit of Korczak, the Convention emphasises that children have a right to adequate information appropriate to their age. Just like other citizens, they have the right to be informed about their situations, options and the consequences of their actions. Media play an essential role in this respect. Mass media could do more in this field. A m...
Some of the more active movements of young people, especially students, have developed in opposition to established institutions and political parties. Many youth groups campaign for reforms within a single field, such as environment, peace or anti-racism, instead of taking part in traditional party politics. It is not unusual that young people tak...
During a “Day of General Discussion” in September 2006, the Committee on the Rights of the Child entered more decisively into the complicated area of children and political decision making. It recognised in its report that progress in this field implied long-term changes in political, social, institutional and cultural structures. The Committee did...
“Janusz Korczak is an inspiration for all those dedicated to children’s rights. He devoted his life to the promotion of the rights of the child to participation and to protection from violence. His vision remains a foundation for our work, today and in the future.” Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Ag...
“Janusz Korczak is an inspiration for all those dedicated to children’s rights. He devoted his life to the promotion of the rights of the child to participation and to protection from violence. His vision remains a foundation for our work, today and in the future.” Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Ag...
“Janusz Korczak is an inspiration for all those dedicated to children’s rights. He devoted his life to the promotion of the rights of the child to participation and to protection from violence. His vision remains a foundation for our work, today and in the future.” Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Ag...
“Janusz Korczak is an inspiration for all those dedicated to children’s rights. He devoted his life to the promotion of the rights of the child to participation and to protection from violence. His vision remains a foundation for our work, today and in the future.” Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Ag...
“Janusz Korczak is an inspiration for all those dedicated to children’s rights. He devoted his life to the promotion of the rights of the child to participation and to protection from violence. His vision remains a foundation for our work, today and in the future.” Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Ag...
“Janusz Korczak is an inspiration for all those dedicated to children’s rights. He devoted his life to the promotion of the rights of the child to participation and to protection from violence. His vision remains a foundation for our work, today and in the future.” Marta Santos Pais, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General on Violence Ag...
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Janusz Korczak. Janusz Korczak was a well-known doctor and author who ran a Jewish orphanage in Warsaw from 1911 to 1942. Korczak and his staff stayed with their children even as German authorities deported them all to their deaths at Treblinka in August 1942. Janusz Korczak was the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit, a Polish Jewish doctor and author.
Janusz Korczak was known throughout Europe as a Pied Piper of destitute children even before the onslaught of World War II. But on August 6, 1942, Korczak stepped into legend. Refusing offers for his own safety, and with defiant dignity, he led the orphans under his care in the Warsaw Ghetto to the trains that would take them to Treblinka.
