Janusz Korczak's birth name is Henryk Goldszmit.
Janusz Atlas died on January 3, 2010, in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland of multiple myeloma.
Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish pediatrician and author, did not have biological orphans of his own, but he cared for approximately 200 orphaned children at his orphanage in Warsaw. He dedicated his life to their well-being and education, advocating for children's rights. Korczak is best known for his commitment to the children in his care, particularly during the Holocaust, when he chose to stay with them until the end.
Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish pediatrician and children's author, made the ultimate sacrifice by choosing to remain with the orphaned children in his care during the Holocaust. After being offered a chance to escape the ghetto, he refused to abandon the children at the Warsaw Ghetto’s deportation to Treblinka in 1942. Korczak's unwavering commitment to their well-being and dignity exemplified his belief in the rights of children, culminating in his tragic death alongside them. His legacy endures as a symbol of compassion and moral courage.
Janusz Piekałkiewicz died in 1988.
Janusz Korczak's birth name is Henryk Goldszmit.
Janusz was the director of an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto and voluntarily followed the children into the gas Chambers of the concentration camp at Treblinka.
Janusz Atlas died on January 3, 2010, in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland of multiple myeloma.
Janusz Korczak, a Polish-Jewish educator and writer, died in the gas chambers of the Treblinka extermination camp during World War II. It is believed that he died with around 200 children from his orphanage, whom he refused to abandon.
His name was Janusz Korczak. He ran an orphanage in Warsaw and accompanied his pupils to the Treblinka Death Camp.
Janusz Witwicki died in 1946.
Janusz Magnuski died in 1999.
Janusz Kiszka died in 1653.
Janusz Kochanowski died in 2010.
Janusz Sidło died in 1993.
Janusz Minkiewicz died in 1981.
Janusz Bokszczanin died in 1973.