Jan Karski US Centennial Campaign Director Wanda Urbanska held a very productive meeting this week with Kaya Ploss, formerly the Executive Director of the Jan Karski Institute, and Waldemar Izdebski, Program Director of the Institute.
The Jan Karski U.S. Centennial Campaign is delighted to acknowledge the 12 United States Senators and 68 United States Representatives who signed letters to President Obama supporting the nomination of the late Jan Karski for the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The News from Poland / Polskie Radio has written an article about the Jan Karski Campaign, in which they refer to our US director as its mastermind.
Last week, Hannah Rosenthal, President Obama’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, presented the keynote address at a conference on the Polish-Jewish dialog, at Georgetown University.
Jan Karski's name has been placed in nomination at the White House for the Presidential Medal of Freedom by the Jan Karski US Centennial Campaign. Over the past few days, we managed to obtain 66 signatures from Members of the House as well as letters and sign-ons from 11 US Senators in support of President Obama awarding this posthumous designation to Professor Karski.
Steering Committee member David Harris's outstanding tribute to the late Jan Karski was entered into the Congressional Record earlier this week.
The prestigious Polish Institute of Arts and Sciences of America has announced its support and endorsement of the Jan Karski US Centennial Campaign. They also applaud the educational and cultural efforts being done to bring Karski's work to increased prominence.
Consul General Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka hosted a group of Georgetown University alumni, Polish and Jewish community leaders and a representative of the Polish History Museum for dinner on May 31 at the Polish Consulate in New York City to kick off a three-year campaign to honor the late Jan Karski.
