Was Korczak Jewish ? It is likely that "Korczak people" at International Korczak Meeting in Kiev, Ukraine are deeply convinced that he was Polish.
At the monument above it just says:
Януш Корчак був польський письменник, лікар і педагог
that means a
"Polish writer, physician and educator."
This is despite that the place called Babi Yar (Бабин Яр, Baby Jar) a ravine at the western outskirts of Kiev was close to the site of Conference. At this particular site, Babij Jar, several mass executions of Jews took place during WWII.
It is likely that "Korczak people" behind this monument do have a great difficulty to write the word JEW or Polish Jew in 2014.
My question in Ukrainian is: Хто був Герш Гольдшміт?
My question in Ukrainian is: Хто був Герш Гольдшміт?
During two days, 29 and 30 of September 1941, 33 771 Ukrainian Jews were murdered at Babi Yar. Involved in this mass murders were troops of the Wehrmacht, Geheime Feldpolizei, Ordnungspolizei and Ukrainian militiamen.
Babij jar, in Kiev, is the same place as "International Korczak Conference in October 2014" is taking place!
20th anniversary of the Ukrainian Korczak Association and they have still difficulties to say and write that Korczak or Герш Гольдшміт was Jewish!.
20th anniversary of the Ukrainian Korczak Association and they have still difficulties to say and write that Korczak or Герш Гольдшміт was Jewish!.
Mazaltov!
