October 6, 2017
A new edition of The King of Children by Betty Jean Lifton is due to be published within the next few days. It has been many years since the previous edition. The […]
August 22, 2017
The Polish Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale features an impressive exhibit by Sharon Lockhart, centering around Janusz Korczak’s “Little Review”. Visit the Exhibit to enjoy five issues of the English […]
March 12, 2017
We are delighted to announce the recipient of the 2017 Janusz Korczak Medal for Children’s Rights Advocacy, Dr. Cindy Blackstock. We would like to warmly invite you to join us at […]
To review a work when it is written by two authors, can present a dilemma. The one author who tells the story, and the other who writes it. I also […]
January 8, 2017
Bringing English-Language Sources of Janusz Korczak Together at Last A review by Daniel L. Berek There is an old piece of Hassidic wisdom that at any given time there are […]
December 15, 2016
By Dr. Robert Oppenheimer. December 2016. This portrayal of a Jewish child’s life in the 1920s and 30s in Warsaw is a very moving and detailed autobiography by a gifted […]
November 13, 2016
International Korczak Association General Council Meeting took place in Lage Vuursche, Holland, at a Janusz Korczak conference entitled “Trust as Foundation of Emotional Safety”. The conference was organized by the […]
August 9, 2016
At Camp Miriam, on picturesque Gabriola Island off the coast of British Columbia, a beautiful new pavilion was dedicated in honor of Dr. Janusz Korczak. Below is an account of […]
May 18, 2016
We were thrilled to receive a letter from the Janusz Korczak School in Bangkok. We hope to keep in touch! Please see the copy of the letter below: Dear Jerry & […]
April 8, 2016
An English translation of excerpts from the book by Itzchak Belfer has been published by the Advocate for Children and Youth of Ontario in cooperation with the Janusz Korczak Association […]
On April 7, 2016 Melanie Mark, MLA, spoke about Janusz Korczak and the children’s rights at the British Columbia Legislature. Watch the statement. Janusz Korczak And Children’s Rights M. Mark: Yesterday […]
February 12, 2016
Applying Korczak’s lessons Dr. Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond speaks at the fourth session of “How to Love a Child,” the Janusz Korczak Lecture Series. (photo by Cynthia Ramsay) “Rights are paper tigers, […]