Jan Karski US Centennial Campaign Steering Committee Member Andrzej Rojek and US Director Wanda Urbanska attended an event to honor Kaya Ploss, a friend of Jan Karski.
Rep. Chris Smith Chairman of the Helsinki Commission and Co-Chair of the Poland Caucus, commemorated the anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising in his recent speech.
David Harris, the newest Jan Karski Centennial Steering Committee member, is the Executive Director of the American Jewish Committee and Senior Associate of St. Antony's College, Oxford University.
The blog "A Polish Son" published by Jan Karski US Centennial Steering Committee member Leonard Kniffel publicizes the Campaign and its US Director.
Jan Karski US Centennial Campaign Director Wanda Urbanska attended the Raoul Wallenberg Gold Medal Commencement Luncheon at the US Capitol.
In August, Jan Karski US Campaign Director Wanda Urbanska and website designer Jane Robbins visited Poland. In Warsaw, they met with Polish History Museum partners Ms. Ewa Wierzyńska, Ms. Dorota Szkodzinska, and Mr. Robert Kostro to discuss Campaign strategy, website development and other crucial aspects of the Campaign.
The Award Committee of the Jan Karski and Pola Nirenska Prize has announced that Professor Marcin Wodziński of Wrocław, Poland, is the 2011 recipient of the Karski-Nirenska award. Endowed by Professor Jan Karski at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research in 1992, the $5,000 prize goes to authors of published works documenting Polish-Jewish relations and Jewish contributions to Polish culture.
The eleventh anniversary of Jan Karski's death is on Wednesday, June 13th, 2011. This event is being commemorated by the Polish Museum of Warsaw on their website.
