Event Launch Marking 75th Anniversary of Jan Karski's Mission

Redakcja, 8 June 2017
On Tuesday 6th June 2017, the Warsaw Uprising Museum was the venue for the launch of events marking the mission of Jan Karski, a Righteous Among the Nations and legendary courier of the Polish Government-in-Exile, who passed on information about the genocide of the Jews to the leaders of the Allies. Among the participants was Under-Secretary from the Office of the President of Poland, Wojciech Kolarski.

Jan Karski was born on 24th April or 24 June 1914 in Łódż as Jan Romuald Kozielewski. He graduated in law from the Jan Kazimierz University in Lwów. In 1939, he was employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and took part in the September Campaign. Following the USSR attack on Poland, he found himself a prisoner. After pretending to be a simple soldier, he was released. In 1939, he reached Warsaw and became active in the underground.

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After the War, Jan Karski became an Honorary Citizen of the State of Israel, was honoured with the title of Righteous Among the Nations and became a Knight of the Order of the White Eagle. On 7th December 2016, the President of Poland, Andrzej Duda, posthumously promoted him to the rank of General in the Polish Army.

Events marking the 75th anniversary of Jan Karski's mission will be under the Honorary Patronage of Polish President Andrzej Duda.