Thursday, December 28, 2023

Korczaks letter to Honorable Mr. J. Halpern.


The letter by Korczak was most probably posted in 1929. The same year started Józef Halpern to work at the Korczak´s Orphanage. His first day of work was, according to his own notes Rosh Hashana 1929, Fri, Oct 4 (Hebrew Year 5690). Photo from internet. The envelope has a private collector.

Pan Józek (Halpern) - Yoseph Arnon, asked Korczak for a place as an educator - Bursa-student at the Orphanage Dom Sierot. Here is an envelope of the letter addressed by Korczak to Józek in Lwów (Poland). The letter by Korczak was most probably posted in 1929. The same year started Józef Halpern to work at the Korczak´s Orphanage. His first day of work was, according to his own notes, the Rosh Hashana 1929, Fri, Oct 4 (Hebrew Year 5690).

The post stamp was issued in 1927 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the birth of J. Piłsudski. Value 20 groszy.


WP 
*
J. Halpern,
Lwów,
Szpitalna 30.


* WP means Wielmożny Pan - Honorable Mr.


Józef Halpern started to work at the Korczak´s Orphanage. His first day of work was, according to his own notes, the Rosh Hashana 1929, Fri, Oct 4 (Hebrew Year 5690).