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Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (22 July 1878 or 1879 – 7 August 1942), was a Polish Jewish pediatrician, educator, children's author and pedagogue known as Pan Doktor ("Mr. Doctor") or Stary Doktor ("Old Doctor"). He was an early children's rights advocate, in 1919 drafting a children's constitution.
The Janusz Korczak Association of the USA (JKA-USA), promotes the legacy of Dr. Janusz Korczak (1879-1942), a pediatrician, writer, educator, and humanitarian, who is well known all over the world for his innovative work with Polish and Jewish orphans at two orphanages in Warsaw from 1912 to 1942.
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Janusz Korczak | Holocaust Encyclopedia. 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. More information about this image. medical professions. Warsaw.
Janusz 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 left without a source of income and Korczak became ...
USA : http://korczakusa.com. Brasil http://www.projetoanchieta.org.br. Tunesia: atjanuszkorczak@gmail.com. Israel: http://www.korczak-israel.co.il. Japan: http://www.korczak-japan.org / An extensive overview of contact addresses of Korczak associations in many countries can be found at: http://www.korczak.org.uk (associations)
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.
Dec 16, 2022 · The legacy of Janusz Korczak is in his unwavering defense of the rights of children. Korczak believed that the intrinsic rights of children need to be laid bare in a legally binding international resolution. In 1923, the League of Nations adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child.
