The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/janusz-korczak/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Fri, 12 Jun 2026 06:03:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Janusz Korczak | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/janusz-korczak/ 32 32 Polish Jewish children’s rights pioneer honored 70 years after his murder https://www.timesofisrael.com/polish-jewish-childrens-rights-pioneer-honored-70-years-after-his-murder/ Sun, 06 Jan 2019 04:48:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1988283 Author, pediatrician and activist Janusz Korczak accompanied 190 orphans to Treblinka rather than escape with his life; now his work is being immortalized for sold-out audiences

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]]> The Jewish Olympians among Hitler’s victims https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-jewish-olympians-among-hitlers-victims/ Sun, 21 Aug 2016 09:39:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1448463 Largely forgotten, at least 30 Jewish Olympians were murdered in the Holocaust, often displaying uncommon heroism in the face of death

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]]> Book on 8-year-old Warsaw Ghetto boy wins Jewish literature medal https://www.timesofisrael.com/book-on-8-year-old-warsaw-ghetto-boy-wins-jewish-literature-medal/ Tue, 12 Jan 2016 14:36:23 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1319903 Told in the voice of a Korczak orphan, 'The Book of Aron: A Novel' tops category at major US literary conference

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]]> Israeli artist draws upon fading memory of Holocaust victim Korczak https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-artist-draws-upon-fading-memory-of-holocaust-victim-korczak/ Thu, 19 Nov 2015 10:12:25 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1287174 Itzchak Belfer celebrates Polish educator who went voluntarily with nearly 200 Jewish orphans to a Nazi death camp

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]]> Court confirms Janusz Korczak was killed in Treblinka https://www.timesofisrael.com/court-confirms-janusz-korczak-was-killed-in-treblinka/ Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:45:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1159982 Official date of death of Polish-Jewish humanitarian changed to reflect that he died in the Holocaust

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]]> The ultimate emblem of resistance: the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising https://www.timesofisrael.com/the-ultimate-emblem-of-resistance-the-warsaw-ghetto-uprising/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:42:57 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=463470 On the revolt's 70th anniversary, exploring how Jews fought to determine their own fates and how that ethos influenced Israel

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]]> Crime novelist finds ‘Truth’ in anti-Semitic blood libel https://www.timesofisrael.com/crime-novelist-finds-truth-in-anti-semitic-blood-libel/ Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:27:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=348596 Polish writer Zygmunt Miłoszewski explains how an ancient lie inspired his latest book -- newly available in English -- and reflects on the charged history of Jews in Poland

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]]> Poland honors Janusz Korczak on 70th anniversary of death https://www.timesofisrael.com/poland-honors-janusz-korczak-on-70th-anniversary-of-death/ Tue, 07 Aug 2012 08:15:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=186906 A plaque was installed on the site of the last location of Korczak's orphanage as part of a series of commemorative events in the Korczak Year campaign

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]]> Janusz Korczak musical selections nixed for Treblinka https://www.timesofisrael.com/janusz-korczak-musical-selections-nixed-for-treblinka/ Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:00:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=180876 Date would have marked 70 years to Korczak's murder; 'The presentation of the musical could undermine the seriousness of this place'

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