Lost Faces of Israel

This sculpture, "Korczak and the Ghetto's Children",  is located outside Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem.  Korczak (a great Polish-Jewish educator) and the children of his orphanage were sent to the Treblinka death camp in 1942.  This statue represents Korczak's attempt to shelter this group of children with his body and outstretched, embracing arms.  Only his face and hands are visible, uniting the group with their embrace.  Traditionally, visitors place stones on the memorial as a sign of respect...