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| Janusz Korczak (first on the left), Jerzy Zawieyski and Nela Samotyhowa in Zalesie. May 30, 1935. Biblioteka Narodowa, Polona. |
One of my FB friends sent me a link to a new website with scanned old books by Korczak. Among the books, I found one (!) photograph of Korczak and two other persons.
The first found description of the photo was: Janusz Korczak, Nela Samotyhowa, and Jerzym Zawieyski in Zalesie. May 30, 1935.
There is Zalesie Górne and Zalesie Dolne, a place close to Warszawa. Who are the other persons in the picture? Whom were they visiting?
Nela (Aniela) Samotyhowa (1876-1966), born Miłkowska was a Polish writer and educator working with art and writing books about the art and understanding of the art.
Jerzy Zawieyski, born Henryk Nowicki, (born 2 October 1902, Radogoszcz - Lodz) died 18 June 1969, Warsaw) was a Polish playwright, prose writer, Catholic political activist, and amateur stage actor. He wrote psychological, social, moral, and historical novels, dramas, stories, essays, and journals. During the first peak of the official Polish Governmental antisemitic campaign in 1966-1969 Zawieyski was, as MP, trying to stop it. His criticism against leaders is well known. This campaign was thereafter accompanied by a Jewish mass emigration 1968-69.
Here we got Nela Samotyhowa, Jerzy Zawieyski, and Janusz Korczak at the same place called Zalesie.
Zawieyski and Korczak worked as lecturers at the National Institute of Teacher Training
(Państwowy Instytut Nauczycielski, PIN) in Warszawa. It was led by the famous Maria Grzegorzewska. In the thirties due to national policies and fascist tendencies, Maria Grzegorzewska was canceled from the post of director of the Institute. Along with her many others left PIN among them, Korczak, Elzenberg, Suchodolski, Zawieyski, and Władysław Radwan.
Back to Zalesie. We know that the place in Zalesiu was not the place that belonged to Korczak, Samotyhowa, or Zawieyski. Whose place was it? A friend suggested Radwan. Władysław Radwan was a common friend of them and lived in Zalesie Dolne. His house survived the war and is still in good shape. The house "Willa Siedziba” at 10 Anny Jagiellonki Street is likely to be the place. In the picture from Zalesie, there are cobblestones. If there are cobblestones at the Władysław Radwans house in Zalesie Dolne that might be the place. Of course, one can ask Radwan's relatives for other old pictures from that time. Maybe new pictures of Janusz Korczak will appear soon?
Earlier I wrote: How to recognize streets and houses in the former ghetto in Warsaw. First, we have to look down, on the street. What kind of material was the street covered with and if the street has tramway tracks.
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| In the picture from Zalesie, there are cobble- or boulder stones. |
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| Władysław Radwans house in Zalesie Dolne. |
If You have any information about this photograph or Janusz Korczak in Zalesie please contact me at romwro@gmail.com or:
Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Zalesia Dolnego
Jodłowa 5
05-501 Piaseczno
Polska
22 757 25 88
22 757 25 88
