Why did Janusz Korczak change his name?

Born Henryk Goldszmit, Korczak did not change his name because of anti-Semitism. Rather, he took the name of the main character of one of Polish writer Jozef Ignacy Kraszewski’s books (intentionally a bit distorted), randomly chosen by a young author as his pseudonym. As a doctor he always remained Dr Goldszmit.

Do parents love their child equally?

Every child needs to feel loved and special in order to thrive. Parents say that they love and cherish their children equally to avoid feeling their own guilt and shame, but often they simply don’t. The bottom line is that you’re no less of a parent for feeling closer to one of your children. It’s normal.

When did Korczak move his orphanage?

When the occupying Nazis created the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940, he was forced to move his orphanage to a much smaller building at ul. Chlodna 33, and later still to ul. Sienna 16. A poignant sculpture of Korczak leading his children (one small child clings on his back) stands close by ul.

Who was Janusz Korczak?

Janusz Korczak was a well-known doctor and author who ran a Jewish orphanage in Warsaw from 1911 to 1942. Korczak and his staff stayed with their children even as German authorities deported them all to their deaths at Treblinka in August 1942.

What happened to Wacław Korczak in WW2?

Having served as a military doctor in World War I, Korczak volunteered for the Polish army again at the outbreak of World War II, but was rejected due to his age. When the occupying Nazis created the Warsaw Ghetto in 1940, he was forced to move his orphanage to a much smaller building at ul.

Where is the Jaktorowska orphanage?

The orphanage still stands today on ul. Jaktorowska 6 (formerly ul. Krochmalna 92) and which remains a children’s home – was specifically designed by Korczak himself to offer the children who would live there as comfortable an existence as possible.