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Janusz Korczak (center) and Sabina Lejzerowicz (to his right) pose with children and younger staff in Korczak's orphanage in Warsaw, circa 1930-1939. Even as they were deported to their deaths at Treblinka in 1942, Korczak and his staff stayed by their children.
- Date of birth: 1878 or 1879? ‘Tomorrow I will turn 63 or 64 years old’, Korczak wrote in his Diary on 21st July, 1942, exactly two weeks before his death.
- Hersz (Henryk) Goldszmit. The man who was celebrated in the year 2012 was in fact named Henryk Goldszmit, as this is the name which was bestowed upon the son of Cecylia nee Gębicka and Józef Goldszmit and registered by the state office.
- J anusz Korczak – a typographical error in the name. Janusz Korczak is a literary pseudonym in which the error of a typesetter played an important part.
- What did Korczak read? Korczak was then no longer just an aspiring man of letters, he was already a regular columnist. In 1896, as a gimnazjum (Polish junior high school) student, he began publishing in the humorous magazine Kolka.
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Dec 24, 2014 · Henrik Goldszmit (Janusz Korczak) was born in Warsaw in 1878. Pediatrician, educator, and successful author, he abandoned his career in the private sector in 1912 to focus on orphanages. He chose to dedicate his life to children so they could be recognized and respected, no matter their situation and without religious affiliation.
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.
May 19, 2019 · Maly Przeglad (“The Little Review”), the youth and children’s weekly published by Janusz Korczak. In 1939, during the German invasion, the few remaining members of the Orphans Aid Society ...
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Mar 26, 2018 · In 1923, Korczak published King Matt The First, a novel as famous in Poland as Alice in Wonderland is here, about a little prince who, after inheriting the throne, overcomes many challenges and battles against injustices inflicted on children by adults. In the late 20s, Korczak was also able to realize his remarkable dream of creating a ...
Janusz Korczak, the penname of Henryk Goldszmit, was a Polish-Jewish educator, a children's author, a doctor and an educator. In Poland, he is most well-known for his kids’ book Król Maciuś Pierwszy (King Matt the First), which every Polish child reads in school. Abroad, the Old Doctor, as he was known, is mainly associated with his work ...
