Author: Itzchak Belfer
Selected for best reading list by The Ministry of Education, Israel Authentic story by a survivor of Janusz Korczak orphanage Itzchak Belfer is one of three living orphans who were raised and educated by Janusz Korczak at his known orphanage for Jewish children in Warsaw, Poland. Over a hundred years […]
A life from an orphanage in Warsaw, to fighting the Nazis in Russia and escaping through Europe, imprisoned in Cyprus and finally settling in Israel. Through the intimate and authentic perspective of his student, we encounter Janusz Korczak, a pediatrician and adored teacher. In 1912, Korczak established a unique orphanage […]