A light in the darkness : Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust
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Published
New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Status
Shirlington - Teen Nonfiction
Y 940.5318 MARRI
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Y 940.5318 MARRI
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Published
New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
388 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
"This is a Borzoi Book."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [369]-380) and index.
Description
Story of a Polish Jewish doctor who, during World War II, turned down multiple opportunities for escape, standing by the children in his orphanage as they became confined to the Warsaw Ghetto. Dressing them in their Sabbath finest, he led their march to the trains and ultimately perished with his children in Treblinka.
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A Polish Jew on the eve of World War II, Janusz Korczak turned down opportunities for escape in order to stand by the children in his orphanage as they became confined to the Warsaw Ghetto. Dressing them in their Sabbath finest, he led their march to the trains and ultimately perished with his children in Treblinka. Marrin examines not just Korczak's life but his ideology of children: that children are valuable in and of themselves, as individuals. He contrasts this with Adolf Hitler's life and his ideology of children: that children are nothing more than tools of the state. -- adapted from jacket
Awards
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction Finalist
Subjects
LC Subjects
Biographies.
Getto warszawskie (Warsaw, Poland) -- Juvenile literature.
Holocaust victims -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Juvenile literature.
Korczak, Janusz, -- 1878-1942 -- Juvenile literature.
Orphanages -- Poland -- Warsaw -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Pediatricians -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Treblinka (Concentration camp) -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult nonfiction.
Getto warszawskie (Warsaw, Poland) -- Juvenile literature.
Holocaust victims -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Juvenile literature.
Korczak, Janusz, -- 1878-1942 -- Juvenile literature.
Orphanages -- Poland -- Warsaw -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Pediatricians -- Poland -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Treblinka (Concentration camp) -- Juvenile literature.
Young adult nonfiction.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Marrin, A. (2019). A light in the darkness: Janusz Korczak, his orphans, and the Holocaust (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marrin, Albert. 2019. A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Marrin, Albert. A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Marrin, Albert. A Light in the Darkness: Janusz Korczak, His Orphans, and the Holocaust First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
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