The programme includes a meeting with author Eliza Smierzchalska about her graphic novel Korczak, Saison 1 : L’enfant, un individu, followed by a screening of Andrzej Wajda’s film Korczak, which focuses on the final years of his life.

Wednesday 4 November at 5 p.m.: Meeting with Eliza Smierzchalska

Through her graphic novel Korczak, Saison 1 : L’enfant, un individu, Eliza Smierzchalska will present Janusz Korczak’s life and ideas on education and the place of young people in society. Excerpts from Korczak’s writings will be read alongside the presentation to illustrate his ideas.

Venue: Salle des Pros, 7 rue de Godefroid, Namur
Registration
Contact: virginie.meyer@unamur.be

Monday 9 November at 5 p.m.: Screening of Korczak by Andrzej Wajda

Made in 1990, the film portrays the final years of Janusz Korczak’s life, from 1939 to 1942, in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he cared for the children entrusted to him in conditions marked by hunger and persecution. The screenplay draws, in particular, on his Ghetto Diary, in which he documented his daily life during this period.

The screening will be preceded by an introduction and followed by a discussion with Eliza Smierzchalska, author of the graphic novel Korczak, Saison 1 : L’enfant, un individu.

Venue: University of Namur (UNamur), Namur
Registration
Contact: virginie.meyer@unamur.be