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Testimony of Leon Harari, born in Warszawa, Poland, 1914, regarding his experiences in Warszawa before the war and about Janusz Korczak's orphanage

Testimony
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Testimony of Leon Harari, born in Warszawa, Poland, 1914, regarding his experiences in Warszawa before the war and about Janusz Korczak's orphanage Family background; studies in a Jewish school; studies at a Polish gymnasium; anti-Semitism in the streets; work in a children's newspaper arranged by Janusz Korczak; the newspaper system; Janusz Korczak; Korczak's orphanage; participation in the Hashomer Hatzair movement and joint social and sporting activities with the Korczak orphanage; parades of a Jewish nature on the streets of Warszawa; closure of the newspaper, 01/09/1939; the legacy of Korczak's vision in the world of education; aliya of the witness to Eretz Israel, 1939; absorption in Kibbutz Ma'ale Hahamisha.
item Id
3747398
First Name
Lion
Last Name
Harari
Date of Birth
1914
Place of Birth
Warszawa, Poland
Type of material
Testimony
Language
Hebrew
Record Group
O.3 - Testimonies Department of the Yad Vashem Archives
Date of Creation - earliest
26/08/1992
Date of Creation - latest
26/08/1992
Name of Submitter
הררי ליאון
Original
YES
Interview Location
ISRAEL
Connected to Item
O.3 - Testimonies gathered by Yad Vashem
Form of Testimony
Video
Dedication
Moshal Repository, Yad Vashem Archival Collection