The Children’s Republic

Dr. Janusz Korczak is protecting Polish-Jewish children in a Warsaw orphanage: a violin prodigy, a troublemaker, a young girl abandoned by her mother, and a malnourished boy all struggle to survive. Even with the known end looming, we are engaged in the everyday details of keeping the children alive.
Format:Drama

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Nationality of Author:Canadian
Experience(s) Chronicled:The Ghettos | Resistance
Tags: Dr. Janusz Korczak, children

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