A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust

The Resource A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
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A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
Title remainder
Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
Statement of responsibility
Albert Marrin
Title variation
Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
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Author
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Genre
Language
eng
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
Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
FOLLT
Dewey number
  • 940.53/18/092
  • B
Illustrations
  • illustrations
  • maps
Index
index present
LC call number
PG7158.G662
LC item number
M35 2019
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Target audience
adolescent

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