Statue salutes Polish man who warned FDR of Nazi camps

[RamboLiberal]

Admirer pats hand of Jan Karski statue at its unveiling in front of Polish Consulate Sunday. Karski warned FDR about concentration camps.

A statue of the Polish hero who warned President Roosevelt in vain of the existence of Nazi concentration camps was unveiled Sunday in front of the Polish Consulate in Manhattan.

Former Mayor Ed Koch and Polish dignitaries honored the life of Jan Karski before a crowd of about 150 who gathered on Poland's Independence Day.

Karski, a Catholic member of the Polish Underground, repeatedly risked his life and was imprisoned and tortured as he tried to inform the world about the Jewish genocide occurring in the Nazi concentration camps.

"He tried desperately to save the Jews in Europe, and, unfortunately, FDR didn't listen," said Koch. "It was sad because we're reflecting on the deaths of about 6million Jews, and joyous because we're reflecting on the glory of a hero."

After World War II, Karski studied at Georgetown University and became a professor of European Studies there. One of his favorite students, former President Bill Clinton, wrote a letter about the professor, which was read at the ceremony.

[Sequoia]

1. It was a case of "Hear no evil, see no evil...."

And don't forget about the ship of Jews that was turned away from a USA harbor. Our "leaders" didn't even want to bomb the train tracks that led to the death camps. Too bad Sherman was running things...he would've stormed on through Germany and twisted the steel tracks like he did in Atlanta.

[Baby Snooks]

2. Much more than just that...

Like it or not, Roosevelt simply didn't care about a bunch of Jews.

[Sequoia]

3. His beautiful mind couldn't be bothered.