Statement from the Polish Consul General in New York on the use of the outrageous “Polish death camp” phrase by President Barack Obama during the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award Ceremony at the White House.
The Jan Karski US Centennial Campaign wishes to commend President Obama for awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the late Jan Karski, who was the first to warn Western Allies of the Holocaust in occupied Poland, it is unfortunate that the term "Polish death camp" was used by the president in presenting America's highest civilian honor.
President Barack Obama awarded today the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Dr. Jan Karski. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is America’s highest civilian honor.
The Windy City rolled out the red carpet to celebrate what amounted to “Jan Karski Week.”
The Polish Consulate in New York hosted the first annual Jan Karski Day at its exquisite de LaMar Mansion on 37th and Madison on April 24 with an exclusive and moving event, the highlight of which was the showing of President Obama's April 23 announcement that he would award Jan Karski with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom later in the year.
President Barack Obama announced today at the US Memorial Holocaust Museum that the late Dr. Jan Karski will be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom later this year.
An interesting study has been done to see to what extent information about Jan Karski is being used in University and other educational settings. The study was conducted by Jan Karski Centennial Campaign Intern Holly Robertson and Nina Solarz, a retired executive and volunteer to the Campaign.
Jan Karski US Campaign Director Wanda Urbanska recently met with Jacek Nowakowski, chief of Arts & Artifacts & Curatorial Affairs at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, in Washington, DC to discuss points of cooperation on the Karski Campaign.
