A light in the darkness Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
A Polish Jew on the eve of World War II, Janusz Korczak turned down opportunities for escape in order to stand by the children in his orphanage as they became confined to the Warsaw Ghetto. Dressing them in their Sabbath finest, he led their march to the trains and ultimately perished with his child...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Alfred A. Knopf,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | A Polish Jew on the eve of World War II, Janusz Korczak turned down opportunities for escape in order to stand by the children in his orphanage as they became confined to the Warsaw Ghetto. Dressing them in their Sabbath finest, he led their march to the trains and ultimately perished with his children in Treblinka. Marrin examines not just Korczak's life but his ideology of children: that children are valuable in and of themselves, as individuals. He contrasts this with Adolf Hitler's life and his ideology of children: that children are nothing more than tools of the state. -- adapted from jacket |
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| Item Description: | "This is a Borzoi Book." |
| Physical Description: | 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-380) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781524701208 1524701203 |
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