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Israel’s Yad Vashem institute given Polish award

Ewan Jones

20.11.2025, 21:47

The award was established in 2000 by Karski, who tried to galvanize the West into stopping the Holocaust. Photos: PAP/Piotr Nowak; Yad Vashem Photo Archives — The award was established in 2000 by Karski, whotried to galvanize the West into stopping the Holocaust. Photos: PAP/Piotr Nowak; Yad Vashem Photo Archives

The Jan Karski Eagle Award is named after a WWII courier who delivered an early account of the Holocaust.