Karski recalls his meeting with United States Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, 1943

Claude Lanzmann1978

Polish History Museum
Warszawa, Poland

In 1943, Jan Karski met with United States Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter. Karski was devastated by how this judge of men declined to accept the possibility of human cruelty on a monumental scale.

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Title: Karski recalls his meeting with United States Supreme Court Justice Felix Frankfurter, 1943
Creator: Claude Lanzmann
Date: 1978
Location: Bethesda, USA
Contributor: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem
Original Source: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem
Event date: 1943
Copyright: Created by Claude Lanzmann during the filming of SHOAH Used by permission of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and Yad Vashem, the Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes’ Remembrance Authority, Jerusalem
Collection: Jan Karski

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