The 2021 Spirit of Jan Karski Award, presented by the Jan Karski Educational Foundation, was awarded to a Belarusian opposition activist, Maria Kalesnikava.
The 2019 Spirit of Jan Karski Award was given to Professor Peter F. Krogh, former Dean at Georgetown University.
The Jan Karski Educational Foundation held the Spirit of Jan Karski Award Ceremony at the New School for Social Research in New York City, to honor this year's recipient, Nicholas Kristof.
Over 200 guests gathered at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland on November 20 at the Jan Karski Educational Foundation Annual Gala to celebrate the work of the foundation and honor the recipient of the 2014 Spirit of Jan Karski Award, Senator John McCain.
Ambassador Samantha Power, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, was honored at the first anniversary celebration of the Jan Karski Educational Foundation at the Consulate General of the Republic of Poland in New York with the Spirit of Jan Karski Award for her exemplary work in advancing the issue of genocide prevention.
Consul General Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka was the first recipient of the Spirit on Jan Karski award.