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A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust
By MARRIN, Albert
- ISBN
- 9781524701208
- Publisher
- Random
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 18, 2019 | Nonfiction
Gr 7 Up-Readers of Marrin's new biography will learn that the only memorial stone in the cemetery of the razed Treblinka extermination camp is that of Janusz Korczak (the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit). The outline of his life is sketchy, as most documents have been lost. Korczak was a pediatrician who served Poland in three wars and volunteered for World War II. Nicknamed the Old Doctor, he is primarily known for his work caring for orphans in the Warsaw ghetto. He believed that children sho...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
