We invite you, your colleagues and members of your wider community to be our guests, along with the Polish Consul General Ursula Gacek and other international dignitaries, at the Brooklyn College Library for a reception marking the opening of the exhibit “The World Knew: Jan Karski's Mission for Humanity” on Tuesday, March 10, 2015 from 7-9 pm.
The exhibit was organized by the Jan Karski Educational Foundation and was created by the Polish History Museum. The exhibit is currently on display in the first floor art gallery of the Brooklyn College Library in its only scheduled New York City showing through April 19, 2015. RSVP to Professor Beth Evans at 718 758 8206 or send an email to [email protected] if you plan to attend. Thank you for your interest. We look forward to sharing this important exhibit with you. Best regards, Beth Evans Brooklyn College Library * * * * * “The World Knew: Jan Karski's Mission for Humanity” is open to all during the hours the Brooklyn College Library is open. Call ahead (718 758 8206) if you plan to visit but are not a member of the Brooklyn College or CUNY community. If you are interested in arranging for a guided tour, contact Professor Robert Shapiro, [email protected]. Library hours: http://library.brooklyn.cuny.edu/library/about/hours/ Directions to Brooklyn College: http://www.brooklyn.cuny.edu/web/about/campus/visit/directions.php More on Jan Karski and the exhibit: tinyurl.com/bckarski Please feel free to print out the attached poster, display it, and share it and this email with others who may be interested in visiting the exhibit. Funding for the development of the exhibit was provided by the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs with additional funding from the National Endowment for Humanities. The Brooklyn College Office of Diversity and Equity Programs, the Brooklyn College School of Humanities and Social Sciences, the Brooklyn College Department of Judaic Studies, Tanger Hillel at Brooklyn College, the Holocaust Memorial Committee of Brooklyn, and the Harriet and Richard Kupferberg Holocaust Resource Center and Archives at Queensborough Community College provided additional support for the Brooklyn College Exhibition. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this exhibition publication do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities or other funders.
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