King Matt the First Janusz Korczak Book Review

Janusz Korczak was born in Warsaw Poland on July 22, 1878 into an educated and alloyed Jewish family.  His given name was Henryk Goldszmit.  The son of a successful lawyer and the grandson of a highly regarded md, Janusz Korczak was an eminent doctor, writer, educator, philosopher, radio host and children's rights abet.

Janusz Korczak dedicated his life to caring for orphans and teaching adults how to treat children with compassion, decency  and respect.

Under the pen name of Janusz Korczak, he wrote several books, including How to Love a Child.  In his children's books, Rex Matt the First was the primal character – a heroic boy-rex who sought to bring reform and playgrounds to his people.  His books, which have been translated into 20 languages, give tremendous insight into how a child views the earth of adults.  Korczak founded a weekly paper written by children, Little Review.

In 1934, Janusz Korczak had a weekly radio plan which talked nearly how to raise children.  Most of Poland listened to "The Erstwhile Doc".  When Janusz Korczak'south Jewish identity was discovered, he was accused of trying to ruin Polish children and his radio show was canceled.

Despite the ongoing persecution of Jews, in 1937, the Smooth University of Literature awarded Korczak the Gilt Laurel, for outstanding literary achievement.

With a deep passion for children'southward intendance and teaching, Janusz Korczak gave up his successful medical practise to become the director of an orphanage for Jewish children. The orphanage was radically progressive at a time when children were browbeaten and starved in many institutions. Korczak taught the children to trust and rely on adults. He instituted self-government and a courtroom of peers. He taught the children how to work together, accept responsibility, and respect themselves and others.

"Children are non the people of tomorrow, simply people today.  They are entitled to be taken seriously.  They have a right to be treated past adults with tenderness and respect, as equals.  They should be allowed to grow into whoever they were meant to exist – the unknown person within each of them is the promise for the future." — Janusz Korczak

One of Korczak's orphans said, "If non for the home, I would not know that there are honest people in the world who never steal. I would not know that ane could speak the truth. I would non know that there are just laws."

Prior to 1935, Jews were thriving citizens of Poland and contributed to every aspect of society. When the persecution of the Jews began and anti-Jewish laws were enacted, Jewish businesses were boycotted. Jews could not attend universities and were forced to resign from their jobs. In 1939, Germany occupied Poland and all Jews were ordered to clothing a yellow Star of David on their arm, which Korczak refused to wear.

On Yom Kippur of 1940, it was announced that the Jews would exist forced to live in the Warsaw ghetto. On Nov 29, 1940, the children of the orphanage were ordered to report to the ghetto. Korczak and the children moved to the crowded quarters at 33 Chlodna Street. Korczak'south many Christian friends implored him to get into hiding. He refused and said, "Who volition take care of my children?"

Upon entering the gate of the ghetto, a German soldier confiscated their wagon of potatoes. Korczak protested and was arrested, browbeaten and thrown into jail for a month. Upon release from prison house, Korczak was a very sick man.

In spite of his declining wellness, for the next two years, Janusz Korczak used all his resources, connections, and free energy to aid his orphans survive in the ghetto with food, clothing, education, and dignity. The orphanage was an oasis in the center of hell.

In 1942, rumors spread that the Germans were going to liquidate the ghetto. A plea to exempt the children and orphans was denied.

Friends offered Korczak a way out. His Christian friend, Igor, obtained false papers for him. Disguised every bit a h2o and sewer inspector, Igor went into the ghetto to smuggle Korczak out and told him that this was his last chance to escape. Korczak berated him and said, "How tin can y'all possibly enquire me to practise that? I should abandon my children? They are going to be scared. Who is going to comfort them? I must go with them."

During the summer of 1942, 265,000 Jews were rounded upward in the Warsaw ghetto and marched to Umschlagplatz, where they were transported in cattle cars to Treblinka. Block by cake, the High german constabulary laid siege to the ghetto. On August v, 1942, the Germans came to liquidate the orphanage. Janusz Korczak lined upwards his children in rows of four holding their favorite toys and books – 200 children holding hands. Korczak was at the caput, holding one child in his arms and another past his hand. One child carried the flag of Male monarch Matt with a Star of David every bit they marched through the ghetto. There were no cries or screams in the hot August sunday.

Ane eyewitness recalls, "This was no march to the railroad train cars, but rather a mute protest against the murderous regime…a process the likes of which no human eye had ever witnessed."

Some other bystander, Joshua Perle, wrote, "A miracle occurred. 200 children did not weep out. 200 pure souls condemned to death did not weep. Not ane of them ran away. None tried to hide. Similar stricken swallows, they clung to their teacher and mentor, to their begetter and brother Janusz Korczak that he might protect and preserve them. Several nurses followed past 200 children dressed in make clean and meticulously cared for clothes were existence carried to the alter. The very stones wept at the sight of the procession."

Janusz Korczak and all of his children were murdered at Treblinka.

At Treblinka today, there is nothing there except 17,000 stones. Each stone is inscribed with a metropolis, a boondocks, a village, a country of the 870,000 Jews who were murdered in that location. There is not a unmarried name on the stones except that of Janusz Korczak – teacher, doctor, author – who gave his life for his children.

As Sandra Joseph said in her book, A Voice For the Child, "Janusz Korczak is recognized and honored today, not simply because he was a martyr, not only because he was a great author and doctor, not only considering he cared for the most neglected and poorest of children, non only considering he made a unique contribution to the world of didactics, simply because he was a man of keen humility – who lived and died solely because of his deep belief in and love for children. Janusz Korczak truly was the champion of the kid."

To award and commemorate the life of Janusz Korczak a 7′ by xx′ sculpture of "The Last Journey", designed by Irving Roth,  was commissioned and erected in front of the Holocaust Resource Center. In 2017, three scaled model Menorahs  have been fabricated past renowned Judaic creative person, Gary Rosenthal, and are bachelor for purchase, by calling our function at 516-621-8049 or at JewishGiftPlace.com.  100% of proceeds go the support Temple Judea and the Holocaust Resource Heart.

To view a 10 minute video about Janusz Korczak, narrated by Irving Roth, director of Temple Judea's Holocaust Resources Center please click beneath.

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