The King of Children: The Life and Death of Janusz Korczak by Betty Jean Lifton

By Betty Jean Lifton

The lifetime of an ethical exemplar comes alive during this acclaimed biography of the 1st identified suggest of kid's rights in Poland—the guy often called a savior of countless numbers of orphans within the Warsaw ghetto. A pediatrician, educator, and varnish Jew, Janusz Korczak brought revolutionary orphanages serving either Jewish and Catholic little ones in Warsaw. made up our minds to defend teenagers from the injustices of the grownup global, he outfitted orphanages into "just groups" entire with parliaments and courts. Korczak additionally based the 1st nationwide kid's newspaper, testified on behalf of youngsters in juvenile courts, and—through his works How to like a Child and How to appreciate a Child—provided academics and fogeys with an ethical schooling. identified all through Europe as a Pied Piper of destitute teenagers sooner than the onslaught of worldwide battle II, he assumed mythical prestige whilst on August 6, 1942, after refusing deals for his personal security, he defiantly led the orphans below his care within the Warsaw Ghetto to the trains that might take them to Treblinka.

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For a while Stefan had lived with his seventeen- year-old brother in Tarnopol, and then with some soldiers until he was taken off to the municipal shelter where Korczak found him. At first, it looked, as if Walenty were right about his misgivings. Stefan was there only a day when he had a terrible stomachache, brought on by the combination of cold sausage from the soldiers’ canteen and the jam cakes and candies he had bought with the fifty kopecks his brother gave him as a send-off. In the orphanage, sickness often meant extra trouble and could cause tension in the house, but Korczak noted that Stefan’s discomfort drew them together, as it does a family.

When news of the progressive Warsaw orphanage experimenting with self-government spread beyond Poland to other countries, Korczak found that, along with everything else, he had to cope with a constant parade of foreign officials and educators, including a team of Russian architects who spent days copying the layout of the house. ” In 1910, while the home was under construction, there had been explosive outbursts of anti-Semitism fueled by politicians like Roman Dmowski, the leader of the right-wing national democratic movement.

A strange guest from far away. Why is he looking at everything with such interest? The school? But there are children, so there must be a school. The orphanage? But there are orphans, so they must have someplace to stay. Swimming pool? Playground? ’ He was conscious of his threadbare clothes and worn shoes and felt like a beggar who had wandered in by chance. Walking back to the trolley stop, he was again overwhelmed by the luxuriant green lawns, the manicured parks, and the large community swimming pool.

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