Our home: Janusz Korczak's experiments in democracy
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We pose the question – what do you really know about Janusz Korczak and his home?
Walking in Korczak’s footsteps, you will meet some of his mentors, friends and even enemies. Listen to the old legends and absent voices. Bring your light closer and cast out the shadows. We will sow the seeds under the snow, which in the spring blossom into new ways of thinking and doing. When you come across a fragment of truth, close the page and spin your thoughts.
Know thyself. Maybe together we can create a new myth which foretells of a better world. Considerable research went into this book, although we did not write it as an academic text. We give you no ready-made answers and only fill in some gaps in Korczak’s life and literature so that you may take your own road.
Inspired by his writing style, we meander through the side streets of his philosophy. Part tour guide, part archaeological dig, prepare to go on a unique journey. We will give you the map of this lost territory and leave clues – but you must dig for the treasure yourself.
- Bielańska Street – childhood home
- Freta Street – primary school
- Brukowa Street – high school
- Saxon Garden – nearby play space
- Niecała Street – editorial office of ‘Kolce’ (‘Spikes’)
- University of Warsaw – medical studies
- Śliska (60 Sienna) Street –
- Bersohn and Bauman Children’s Hospital
- Ujazdowski Hospital – military hospital
- Krochmalna Street – Orphan’s Home (Dom Sierot)
- Cedrowa Street, Pruszków – first location of Nasz Dom (Our Home); 1919-1928
- Zjednoczenia Avenue, Bielany – Nasz Dom (Our Home) from 1928
- Nowolipki Street – editorial office of ‘Mały Przegląd’ (‘Little Review’)
- Czaplowizna – Różyczka (Little Rose) Kindergarten and Camp
- Chłodna Street – relocation of Orphan’s Home within the Warsaw Ghetto; November, 1940-October 1941
- Śliska (16 Sienna) Street – Final orphanage location of Janusz Korczak, staff and the children before transportation to the death camp at Treblinka, August 1942
