Jan Karski

Holocaust exposer Jan Karski remembered on 105th anniversary of his birth

After joining the Polish resistance, Karski’s knowledge of foreign languages quickly saw him become an emissary between the Polish government in exile in London and the Home Army (Army Krajowa) in Poland. Hoover Institute Archive, Jan Karski Document Group

After smuggling himself into the Warsaw Ghetto, Jan Karski presented the West with microfilmed accounts of the horrors he witnessed.

The man who told the world about the Holocaust - and wasn’t believed

Today marks the 18th anniversary of the death of Jan Karski, the man who told the Allies about WWII atrocities in German Nazi-occupied Poland.

Karski Eagle Awards granted to Ghetto Fighters' House, General Anders

The Ghetto Fighters' House in Israel and Polish WWII general Władysław Anders are the winners of this year's Karski Eagle Awards, a distinction granted to people and institutions promoting Poland's image and Polish-Jewish relations.

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