Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Wanda Urbanska and Allen Paul
Jan Karski US Campaign Director Wanda Urbanska, Steering Committee member Gen. Edward Rowny, and Webmaster Jane Robbins attended a reception in Washington, DC with many other Polish Americans. The reception honored Rep. Marcy Kaptur, one of Polonia’s best friends in Congress. Rep. Kaptur was one of the lead sponsors in getting recognition for Jan Karski and was a signer on the letter sent to the White House requesting that Jan Karski receive a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
There was a lively discussion among the audience about how to raise the profile of Polish-American causes. Rep. Kaptur talked about an opportunity in Poland for an American monument or other symbol of Polish-American friendship. In attendance were Katyn author Allen Paul, Karski friend and neighbor Walter (Wladyslaw) Zachariasiewicz, and Karski student Susanne Lotarski, who is now President, Washington Metropolitan Area Division, of the Polish American Congress, among many others.
Photos below, left to right: Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Wanda Urbanska and Allen Paul; Rep. Kaptur and Walter Zachariasiewicz; Gen. Rowny and Walter Zachariasiewicz.
