The moment that marks a crossroad in time
Fabio Bocci
Janusz Korczak and Stefa Wilczyńska offer themselves to us as two characters of high pedagogical value both for their work and for their life. First of all for having begun, in Warsaw, since the early years of the twentieth century to the early forties — years which were indelibly marked by war and Nazi-fascism — a unique experience within the orphanages of the city, developing an educational model that still remains today an unavoidable point of reference also from the perspective of inclusion. Secondly for what they have lived during the Nazi occupation and for the decision, on the tragic morning in the 5th August 1942, not to abandon their orphanages, even if they had the opportunity, and to get on the train to Treblinka where they died, together with their beloved children. Therefore, in these pages the author tries to reconstruct their profile by tracing also the plots that undoubtedly designate them as forerunners of the inclusive vision of society.
Keywords
Janusz Korczak, Stefania Wilczyńska, Inclusion, Childhood, Nazism and Fascism.
