In this week’s episode, Sam and Alex look at two short plays for middle schoolers: Rescued From The Holocaust by Sean Price and Dr. Yanush Korczak by Alina Kentof.

As well as a discussion about the highlights, challenges and contemporary relevance of working with the plays, the pair explore the historical contexts behind each one. American diplomat Varian Fry led successful efforts in southern France to rescue around 2,000 people, both Jews and non-Jews; while Janusz Korczak was a Polish Jewish paediatrician, writer, educator and children’s rights advocate who ran a Jewish orphanage in the Warsaw Ghetto.

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Hosts: Samantha Mitschke & Alexandra Gellner

Executive Producer: Samantha Mitschke

Producer / Editor: Alexandra Gellner

Music: “Image” by Infraction Music

Contact: https://holocaustonstage.com/contact/

Episode Sources

Books & Articles

Anita Kassof / Holocaust Teacher Resource Center / Walter Meyerhof / Varian Fry Foundation, Varian Fry and the Emergency Rescue Committee: A Resource Guide for Teachers.

Arolsen Archives, Janusz Korczak. The man who set an example for educators.

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM), Holocaust Encyclopedia: Varian Fry.

Plays

Rescued From the Holocaust by Sean Price and Dr. Yanush Korczak by Alina Kent in A Teacher’s Guide to the Holocaust: Plays, Florida Center for Instructional Technology.