(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)October 11, 2012

(MAHWAH, NJ) – Mariola Strahlberg, the Chairperson of the Janusz Korczak Association of the USA, and founder and executive director of the Shining Mountain Center for Peaceful Childhood, Inc., spoke at Ramapo College of New Jersey about “What We Do Really Matters: The Life and Legacy of the Champion of Children and Holocaust Hero Dr. Janusz Korczak“ on October 11.

The pediatrician and pedagogue Janusz Korczak (born in 1878 as Henryk Goldszmit) is best known outside his native Poland mainly through Andrzej Wajda’s acclaimed film Korczak. It poignantly depicts his steadfast refusal to abandon the nearly 200 children of the orphanage he ran in the Warsaw ghetto, even in the face of multiple offers of rescue from Polish friends.

An engaging writer and public speaker, Korczak’s work was known and highly regarded throughout the world during his lifetime. His work at the orphanage has exerted considerable influence on schools and extracurricular educational institutions throughout the world, including his own native Poland as well as Germany, Israel, France and Russia.

Mariola Strahlberg, M.S, L.Ac. works with children who are experiencing challenges in their lives and helps them find a way to reach their highest potential. Inspired by Janusz Korczak’s idea of allowing children to be responsible for their thoughts, words and deeds, she made it abundantly clear his ideas are still pertinent for us today.

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