“Doikeyt, Diaspora, Borderlands: Imagining Polish Jewish Territories” was the subject of the Third International Polish Jewish Studies Workshop, organized by the University of Illinois at Chicago on April 10-12. It gathered many distinguished scholars from around the U.S., Poland and Israel, who presented their recent papers on the subject.
Georgetown University, where Jan Karski taught for forty years, is the location of a new exhibit in the University’s Intercultural Center Galleria.
The POLIN: Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland, has been proclaimed winner of the 2016 European Museum of the Year Award, which is granted annually by the European Museum Forum.
On March 17 the Ulma Family Museum of Poles Who Saved Jews was opened with a special ceremony attended by the President of the Republic of Poland Andrzej Duda and the Isra
“Karski’s Mission: To Stop the Holocaust” has been recently introduced to Littleton High School (Littleton, MA) students by their history teacher Mrs. Susan Harvey. The students were taken in by the fast-paced story and the appealing illustrations, and have shared their impressions with the Foundation.
Fundacja Edukacyjna Jana Karskiego (FEJK), the Warsaw-based sister organization of the Jan Karski Educational Foundation, participated in a fair for non-profits, organized by the Forum for Dialogue Among Nations on March 8 at the Grand Theatre-National Opera.
E. Thomas Wood, Jan Karski’s biographer, author of "Karski: How One Man Tried to Stop the Holocaust" spoke about his encounters with Karski at Manhattan College in Riverdale, NY.
“Karski & The Lords of Humanity” has enjoyed a tremendous success at numerous Russian cities since its Russian premiere on January 27, which marked the International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
