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What is Jan Karski's real surname?

  • Karski

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  • Kozielewski

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Jan Karski was born Jan Kozielewski. He used the surname "Karski" to conceal his identity from the Nazis during World War II. He was a Polish courier who traveled to Nazi-occupied Poland and then to the West to report on the atrocities that were being committed. He met with British and American leaders to try to persuade them to take action to stop the Holocaust.
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