Item details: A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust - 48251153

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

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

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... Read more

Contents: Prologue: The two saddest nations on earth -- The old doctor -- The hater -- The heart of the tragedy -- A dream so terrible -- Written in smoke and ashes -- Reckonings.

Format: text

Description: 388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf 2019

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Woodmere (Main Branch)	YA 921 KOR in Young Adult Non-fiction	Reshelving

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Korczak, Janusz 1878-1942 Juvenile literature Pediatricians Poland Biography Juvenile literature Holocaust victims Biography Juvenile literature Orphanages Poland Warsaw History Juvenile literature Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Juvenile literature Getto warszawskie (Warsaw, Poland) Juvenile literature Treblinka (Concentration camp) Juvenile literature Korczak, Janusz 1878-1942 Pediatricians Holocaust victims Orphanages Poland Warsaw History Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) Getto warszawskie (Warsaw, Poland) Treblinka (Concentration camp)

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