Monday, January 2, 2012

Korczak Orphanage in Warsaw

Korczak’s Orphanage was built at Krochmalna 92 (street) year 1912.


In late 1940 (November 29th) the Orphanage was definitely moved to "ghetto area" and temporarily located on 33 Chłodna street, thus after expulsion from its previous location on Krochmalna 92.


Chłodna street with a tram with David Star.   Here at  Żelaza street was later a gate for the passage between Big and Little Ghetto. Along  Chłodna street there was a ghetto wall making  Chłodna street to an Aryan street.



Subsequently, when that section of Chlodna Street was excluded from the ghetto, Korczak transferred the Orphanage Dom Sierot to 16 Sienna Street from where the deportation to Umschlagplatz and thereafter to the death camp Treblinka took place on August 5th, 1942. Later on that day, Korczak, 239 children and the staff of the Orphanage were murdered in the gas chambers in Treblinka.

In late 1940 (November 29th) the Orphanage was definitely moved to "ghetto area" and temporarily located on 33 Chłodna street, thus after expulsion from its previous location on Krochmalna 92.