Dr. Yanush Korczak

Author(s): Alina Kentof
This play tells the story of Dr. Yanush Korczak, advocate of children and director of the Warsaw Orphanage. The kind doctor sacrifices his chance at freedom to accompany his orphans to the concentration camp Treblinka, where he meets his death along with the children.
Format:Drama

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Nationality of Author:Polish
Experience(s) Chronicled:The Ghettos
Tags: orphanage, Warsaw, Treblinka, death

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