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Janusz Korczak with Children Going to Treblinka
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Janusz Korczak with Children Going to Treblinka

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Montreal Holocaust Museum via Canadian Jewish Heritage Network (incl. Alex Dworkin Canadian Jewish Archives)
Dates
[ca. 1954-1956] (indexed as 1954–1956)
Level
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Scope & content
Black ink on white paper. Outdoor scene with emaciated Janusz Korczak at centre. He is carrying a young girl with bandages on her leg, and holding another child with his other hand, leading children past a German soldier and his dog out of the ghetto. Scenes of soldiers rounding up other Jews can be scene unfolding in the background. The print makes reference to the deportation to Treblinka death camp of educator Janusz Korczak and the children he cared for in his orphanage in early August, 1942. Narrative: All 16 of the prints in this series depict life of Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust. Printmaker, book illustrator and painter, Stefan Mrozewski was born in Czéstochowa, Poland. Mrozewski's prints are in permament collections of several public art collections in Europe and North America. The artist was married to Irena Blizinska. An ardent patriot, he was a volunteer in the Polish Army in the war against the Soviet Union in 1920, as well as during the Second World War when he served in Armia Krajowa, the clandestine Polish Home Army. Janusz Korczak was the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit, a Polish-born doctor, author and educator. Born in Warsaw to an assimilated Jewish family, Korczak dedicated his life to caring for children, particularly orphans. He believed that children should always be listened to and respected, and this belief was reflected in his work. He wrote several books for and about children, and broadcast a children's radio program. In 1912 Korczak became the director of a Jewish orphanage in Warsaw. When World War II broke out in 1939, Korczak first refused to accept the German occupation and heed their regulations (consequently spending time in jail). However, when the Jews of Warsaw were forced to move into a ghetto, Korczak refocused his efforts on the children in his orphanage. Despite offers from Polish friends to hide him on the "Aryan" side of the city, Korczak refused to abandon the children. Source: Yad Vashem
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Creator
Mrozewski, Stefan
Extent
Print : paper : woodcut : ink : b&w ; Ht: 13 in. x W: 9 1/4 in.
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graphic material
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