Pictures gallery: Prestigious Award for “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski” Artists

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Prestigious Award for “Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski” Artists

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Clark Young, David Strathairn, and Derek Goldman awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Clark Young, David Strathairn, and Derek Goldman awarded the Knight’s (...)

Adrian Chrobot, Political Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, welcomes guests (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Adrian Chrobot, Political Counselor at the Embassy of the Republic (...)

Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States of America, Marek Magierowski, delivers opening remarks (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Ambassador of the Republic of Poland to the United States (...)

Guests gathered for the Knight's Cross ceremony (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Guests gathered for the Knight's Cross ceremony

Thomas Kahn, Co-Chair of AJC’s Central Europe Institute, delivers his remarks (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Thomas Kahn, Co-Chair of AJC’s Central Europe Institute, delivers his (...)

Ambassador Marek Magierowski awards Remember This artists with the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Ambassador Marek Magierowski awards Remember This artists with the Knight’s (...)

Ambassador Marek Magierowski, Derek Goldman, Clark Young, and David Strathairn (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Ambassador Marek Magierowski, Derek Goldman, Clark Young, and David Strathairn

The audience at the Karski event at the Polish ambassador's residence (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

The audience at the Karski event at the Polish ambassador's (...)

Derek Goldman delivers his acceptance speech (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Derek Goldman delivers his acceptance speech

Clark Young delivers his acceptance speech (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Clark Young delivers his acceptance speech

David Strathairn delivers his acceptance speech (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

David Strathairn delivers his acceptance speech

Pianist Brian Ganz talks about heroism and storytelling, which are common traits for Chopin's music and the Karski story (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Pianist Brian Ganz talks about heroism and storytelling, which are (...)

Brian Ganz performs Chopin's music (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Brian Ganz performs Chopin's music

Guests at the Karski event at the Polish ambassador's residence (In the middle: Carol Harrison, Karski's former student and photographer) (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Guests at the Karski event at the Polish ambassador's residence (...)

Clark Young and his wife in front of Jan Karski photographs by Carol Harrison (Photo: Alex Szopa. Courtesy of the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.)

Clark Young and his wife in front of Jan Karski (...)