Ghetto Diary by Janusz Korczak

Ghetto Diary by Janusz Korczak

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Janusz Korczak devoted himself to the care of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto after the Nazi occupation of Poland. This volume constitutes his grimly inspiring ghetto diary, and is accompanied by a new introduction by Betty Jean Lifton, the author of a biography of Korczak.

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Ghetto Diary by Janusz Korczak

Janusz Korczak devoted himself to the care of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto after the Nazi occupation of Poland. This volume constitutes his grimly inspiring ghetto diary, and is accompanied by a new introduction by Betty Jean Lifton, the author of a biography of Korczak.
"Korczak's diary is a moving piece of literature and an indispensable insight into life inside the ghettoThe quality of his testimony, contemporaneous with the events he lived, is powerful, poignant, and moving." Michael Berenbaum
Some of Janusz Korczak’s writings on children are still available: A Voice for the Child, and When I Am Little Again and “The Child’s Right to Respect.” Betty Jean Lifton’s biography of Korczak, The King of Children: The Life and Death of Janusz Korczak, was a recent New York Times Notable Book of the Year.

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ISBN 13 9780300097429
ISBN 10 0300097425
Title Ghetto Diary
Author Janusz Korczak
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Yale University Press
Year published 2003-05-11
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.