[History Major Announcement] Fwd: karski press release

[Sherri Cash]

"The efforts of Jan Karski to stop the Holocaust read like a spy novel, as
he tried desperately to reach leaders in the U.S. and Britain. Twice
captured and tortured by the Nazis, Karski told stories of death camps too
heinous to believe – yet they were true."

See the film:* Karski*, Thursday, 11/19, 7pm, Macfarlane Aud


Sherri Goldstein Cash, Ph.D.
Chair, Department of History
Chair, International Studies
Associate Professor of History
School of Arts and Sciences
Utica College

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Date: Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 9:17 AM
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11/11/15UC to Screen Film Highlighting Polish Holocaust HeroDirector to
Give Intro, Answer QuestionsWritten By: Kevin Montano '16, PR Intern

He knew what was coming.

The efforts of Jan Karski to stop the Holocaust read like a spy novel, as
he tried desperately to reach leaders in the U.S. and Britain. Twice
captured and tortured by the Nazis, Karski told stories of death camps too
heinous to believe – yet they were true.

The Utica College Department of Public Relations and Journalism and the
Campus Theme Committee will host a screening of the documentary, "Karski &
The Lords of Humanity," on Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in Macfarlane Auditorium. The
film highlights Jan Karski, an individual who worked underground and in
secret in an attempt to stop the holocaust. Emmy award-winning director
Slawomir Grünberg directed the film and will speak before the screening.

The documentary spotlights Karski’s efforts to inform leaders of the Allied
powers of the atrocities being committed by the Nazis. Part of the Polish
underground during World War II, Karski infiltrated the Warsaw Ghetto and a
transit camp and carried his shocking eyewitness report of the atrocities
to Britain and the United States, hoping that it would shake the conscience
of the powerful leaders or – as Karski would call them - the Lords of
Humanity. For his efforts, President Barrack Obama posthumously awarded the
Presidential Medal of Freedom to Karski in May 2012.

The film uses a mix of archival footage and animation to bring Karski’s
harrowing tale to life. This unique fusion of technologies rarely seen in
documentary filmmaking helps bring to light an incredibly powerful
narrative. Grunberg will discuss this innovative method of storytelling
prior to the screening.

The screening is a free and open to the public. It will take place on
Thursday, Nov. 19 at 7 p.m. in Macfarlane Auditorium, DePerno Hall, on the
campus of Utica College.

About Utica College – Utica College, founded in 1946, is a comprehensive
private institution offering bachelors, masters and doctoral degrees. The
College, located in upstate central New York, approximately 90 miles west
of Albany and 50 miles east of Syracuse, currently enrolls approximately
4,400 students in 44 undergraduate majors, 30 minors, 21 graduate programs
and a number of pre-professional and special programs.
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