Words That Became a Testament: From Paris 1975 to the 2026 Album
When my father, Michał Wróblewski, stood at the podium during the 1st International Korczak Symposium in Paris on May 24, 1975, the world was a vastly different place. Forced to leave Poland following the state-sponsored antisemitic campaign of 1967, and rebuilding his life from exile in Sweden, he never lost what mattered most: his unwavering faith in the timeless humanism of Janusz Korczak. On the fifth and final page of his speech—stamped with his refugee address in Farsta, suburbs of Stockholm, Sweden—my father outlined a bold vision. He called for the publication of a unique album: a work where "photography and illustration can speak to the recipient just as evocatively as the living word."
Concluding his address, my father quoted the Old Doctor himself from the book Fame (Sława): "Have proud intentions, have lofty dreams... Something of them will always come to pass." Today, over half a century later, those words resonate as a prophetic legacy. This chapter presents the complete transcript and analysis of that historic speech. Yet, it is more than just a document from the archives—it is the very cornerstone of the album you now hold in your hands, bringing my father's lifelong dream to its final, true realization.
