physician, teacher, writer, publicist, public figure, Polish army officer. Educational innovator, author of publications on educational theory and practice. A pioneer in the defence of children's rights and the achievement of full equality for children.
While working as the director of an orphanage, among other things, he established a children's friendly court, where children could decide on their own cases, and where they could also take their teachers to court.
"A wonderful man had the courage to trust the children and young people with whom he worked, even to put disciplinary matters in their hands and to entrust the most difficult tasks, involving a great deal of responsibility, to the units they created." - This is what Jean Piaget, a well-known Swiss psychologist, said about Korczak during a visit to the "Orphanage", which Korczak founded and managed.
J. Korczak founded the first weekly newspaper, published from material sent by children and aimed mainly at a child-age readership, the "Little Review".
He was also one of the pioneers of research in the field of child development and psychology and educational diagnostics.
A Polish Jew, he proclaimed throughout his life that he belonged to both peoples
