The application of Henryk Goldszmit (Janusz Korczak) to the Jewish Council with a job offer in a boarding school for orphans at Dzielna 39 Street

Collection Żydowski Instytut Historyczny
Description Dated 9th of February 1942, this autobiographical document is a work application for Henryk Goldszmit (Janusz Korczak) addressed to the Personal Office of the Jewish Council. Janusz Korczak, moved by the tragic conditions suffered by children living in the Main House of Refuge in the Ghetto at 39 Dzielna Street, decided to manage it for a month. The only demand made upon candidates applying for the job of director was filing a curriculum vitae with the Personal Office of the Jewish Council. Korczak uses a literary format to describe his health, personal experience, professional career, expressing his inspirations and defining his strengths and weaknesses. Selected bibliography Falkowska, M. (1989). Janus Korczak's life and work calendar. Warszawa: Nasza Księgarnia Sakowska, R. (2000) (ed). Children – secret teaching practices in the Warsaw Ghetto. Ringelblum Archive. Conspirational archive of the Warsaw Ghetto T. 2 Warszawa: Jewish Historical Institute (Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma). Access: https://cbj.jhi.pl/documents/739253/270/ Witkowska-Krych, A. (2019). Less Fear. Final moments with Janusz Korczak. Warszawa: Dialog
Date 1942-02-09
Rights Domena Publiczna
Format image/jpeg
Language pol
Identifier ARG II 90
Type dokument

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Public project co-financed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Republic of Poland "Public Diplomacy 2020: New Dimension” funding programme.

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