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Father of the Orphans

by Mark Bernheim · 1989

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A biography of the Polish doctor, author, founder of orphanages, and promoter of children's rights, whose life, though swept away in the Nazi holocaust, was dedicated to his love for children.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
JewishJewishMore like thisLess of this
Setting
HolocaustHolocaustMore like thisLess of thisWorld War IIWorld War IIMore like thisLess of thisPolandPolandMore like thisLess of thisWarsawWarsawMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
short · 160 pages

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