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Turning crisis into care: A Korczak-inspired approach to Jewish youth education

JL;DR SUMMARY Rabbi Daniel Brenner explores the enduring educational philosophy of Dr. Janus Korczak, an emblematic figure who prioritized children's dignity and respect during the Holocaust. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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HolocaustJewish EducationEmpathyEmotional SafetyNeuroscienceChildren's RightsRabbi Daniel BrennerJanus KorczakEducator Wisdom

Places mentioned

Iran
"As the war between Israel and Iran was heating up, I scrolled by a tweet by the Mumbai-based political commentator and blogger Maitreya Bhakal."
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
"As the war between Israel and Iran was heating up, I scrolled by a tweet by the Mumbai-based political commentator and blogger Maitreya Bhakal."
Israel
"As the war between Israel and Iran was heating up, I scrolled by a tweet by the Mumbai-based political commentator and blogger Maitreya Bhakal: People need to stop saying that Iran is targeting civilians in Israel."
Palestinian Territories
"Applying this type of thinking is wrong against Israel, against Iran, against Gazans or anyone else for that matter."
Warsaw, Mazovia, Poland
"In my teen years, during my first visit to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, our guide told us about the Jewish orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto and Korczak, its director, who accompanied his young charges to Treblinka."
Jerusalem, Israel
"In my teen years, during my first visit to Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, our guide told us about the Jewish orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto and Korczak, its director, who accompanied his young charges to Treblinka."

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