Dr. Henryk Goldszmit (Panusz Korczak)

Source: jewishvirtuallibrary.org via Daša on Pinterest

This is the picture taken on August 6, 1942 of Dr. Godszmit escorting 200 children on the train to Treblinka, knowing his presence would calm them.
"You do not leave a sick child in the night, and you do not leave children at this time."

An observer later described the scene: "A miracle occurred, two hundred pure souls, condemned to death, did not weep. Not one of them ran away. None tried to hide. Like stricken swallows they clung to their teacher and mentor, to their father and brother, Janusz Korscak."

Warsaw Zoo: Righteous Among Nations

On September 21, 1965, Yad Vashem recognized Jan Zabinski and his wife, Antonina Zabinska, as Righteous Among the Nations. On October 30, 1968 Dr. Jan Zabinski planted a tree on the Mount of Remembrance. Yad Vashem is a living memorial to the Holocaust and this is the link to their page about the Zabinski family and their work on behalf of the Jews in Warsaw during the Nazi persecution of WWII.

The Zabinski zoo in Warsaw is featured in this month's book for discussion. Hope to see you Wednesday, Jan 23 at 7:30 p. m.!

Ellen Jennings