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Janusz Korczak
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A black-and-white colored photograph of Janusz Korczak. This photograph was taken c. | |
| Born | Henyrk Goldszmit cJuly or Warsaw, Congress Poland, Russian Empire (modern-day Poland) |
| Died | Unknown (aged unknown) |
| Occupation(s) | Orphanage director and writer |
| Years&#;active | &#;&#; (as a writer) |
| Known&#;for | His acts of courage by volunteering to go to German camps with the children from his orphanage; and for being a popular writer |
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Henryk Goldszmit, better known by his pseudonymJanusz Korczak (cJuly or &#;&#; unknown) was a Polish-born Jewish orphanage director and writer.
He is also known by his nicknames Pan Doktor ("Mr.
Doctor") and/or Stary Doktor ("Old Doctor").
Biography
[change | change source]Early life
[change | change source]Janusz Korczak was born as Henyrk Goldszmit on or cJuly or His birth certificate was never discovered (or it does not exist) so his precise birth date is undetermined. His father Jósef Goldszmit was a respected lawyer.
Korczak's father Jósef died in a mental hospital on ()25 April , after being admitted there c.
Janusz korczak biography wikipedia death Henryk Goldszmit , better known by his pseudonym Janusz Korczak c. He is also known by his nicknames Pan Doktor " Mr. Janusz Korczak was born as Henyrk Goldszmit on or c. His birth certificate was never discovered or it does not exist so his precise birth date is undetermined. In October , a ghetto meant to imprison Jews was established in Warsaw , and all of the Jews from Warsaw, including Korczak and the children from his orphanage, lived there.six years earlier.
His well-pouplar act of courage and loyalty in the Warsaw Ghetto
[change | change source]The Second Polish Republic had been annexed by Nazi Germany beginning on 6October In October, a ghetto meant to imprison Jews was established in Warsaw, and all of the Jews from Warsaw, including Korczak and the children from his orphanage, lived there.
A new orphanage was built for the children in the ghetto. The deportation of Jews from the ghetto began on 22 July On 5 or 6 August in the Warsaw Ghetto, Germans came to collect the orphans from Korczak's orphanage and staff members from the orphanage in order to transport them to Treblinka extermination camp, while Korczak had been offered a job in the ghetto.
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Goldszmit first gained fame in the early s writing storybooks for children and childcare books for adults. Born into a highly assimilated Polish Jewish family in Warsaw in the late s, Goldszmit trained as a pediatrician. He developed groundbreaking views on raising children , urging adults to treat them with both love and respect. As his reputation as an author grew, Goldszmit became known throughout Poland as Janusz Korczak. In , Korczak took a position leading a new Jewish orphanage in Warsaw.In a well-popular act of both courage and loyalty, Korczak courageously refused the offer and wanted to board the train with the children from his orphanage, and told the German officers:
You do not leave a sick child [alone] in the night, and you do not leave children [alone] at a time like this.
The children were dressed in their best clothing, and each carried a blue-colored backpack and a favorite book or toy.
On the journey to the train station, one of the Schutzstaffel officers recognized Korczak as the writer of one of his favorite books. The officer offered Korczak to help him escape. But Korczak still refused.
Janusz korczak biography wikipedia Janusz Korczak , the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit [ 1 ] 22 July or — 7 August , [ 2 ] 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 drafting a children's constitution. After spending many years working as a principal of an orphanage in Warsaw , he moved in with his orphans when the orphanage was forced to move to the ghetto , despite pleas from friends to flee the country. He was executed when the entire population of the institution was sent to the Treblinka extermination camp during the Grossaktion Warschau ofSo, Korczak ended up boarding the train with the children and staff members to the Treblinka extermination camp. This act of courage and loyalty, is what made Korczak very famous and popular in the modern-day world.
Death
[change | change source]Though his death date is unknown, Janusz Korczak most likely died in the Treblinka extermination camp in August , along with the children and staff members from his orphanage.