Janusz Korczak Memorial - Jerusalem, Israel
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Janusz Korczak and the Ghetto's Children Memorial is located on the grounds of the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem, Israel.
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Location: Israel
Date Posted: 03/09/2013
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Sculpted by Boris Saktsier in 1978, this bronze monument is located in the Janusz Korczak Square near the entrance to the Children's Memorial at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. It depicts Janusz Korczak standing in the center of a group of children and sheltering them with his body and his outstretched, embracing arms. Only his face and hands are visible, uniting the group with their embrace. The children are tall and skinny, their hands long and lifeless and their heads drooping.
The memorial is a tribute to the great Polish-Jewish educator Dr. Henrik Goldschmidt, known by his pseudonym Janusz Korczak, who ran an orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto. Despite his efforts to save his wards, Korczak and approximately 200 children from his orphanage were sent to the Treblinka extermination camp on August 5, 1942.
The Children's Memorial is probably the most disturbing part of the Yad Vashem Memorial. Dedicated to the 1.5 milion children who died in the Holocaust, this memorial consists of candles being reflected by mirrors in an otherwise dark space. The names, the nationality and the age of the kids killed during the holocaust are read out continuously by recorded voices.
Yad Vashem is a must for any visit to Jerusalem. Admission is free and it is open from 9:00-17:00 Sunday to Wednesday, 9:00-20:00 on Thursdays, 9:00-14:00 on Fridays and Holiday eves. It is closed on Saturdays and all Jewish Holidays.
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