1-1 ****** NEED TWO-PAGE HEADER ****** 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 223 1-3 WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas proudly recognizes 1-4 Henry Kellen, who was recently honored at the 34th annual 1-5 Hannan G. Solomon Award Dinner hosted by the El Paso section 1-6 of the National Council of Jewish Women; and 1-7 WHEREAS, Mr. Kellen is a survivor of the Holocaust; 1-8 in 1941, the German army took him and his family from Kovno, 1-9 Lithuania, to the ghetto and then to concentration camps; and 1-10 WHEREAS, Mr. Kellen miraculously escaped the camps and 1-11 spent the remainder of the war in the cellar of a Lithuanian 1-12 farmer; he was the only one of his family to survive; and 1-13 WHEREAS, In 1946, Mr. Kellen moved to the United States 1-14 and began his life anew; though it would be many years before 1-15 he told his story, Mr. Kellen felt it his duty to do something to 1-16 help his community remember the six million Jews and five million 1-17 Gentiles who were innocent victims of the Holocaust; and 1-18 WHEREAS, Because of Mr. Kellen's work, El Paso now has 1-19 the Holocaust Museum and Study Center, and it is estimated that 1-20 17,000 area students use these facilities in addition to other 1-21 community members; and 1-22 WHEREAS, In addition to establishing the Holocaust Museum 2-1 and Study Center, Mr. Kellen has successfully lobbied to have 2-2 all German Air Force troops that train at Fort Bliss attend the 2-3 Holocaust Museum and Study Center for sensitivity training; and 2-4 WHEREAS, Mr. Kellen's vital work has given young Texans in 2-5 the El Paso area access to accurate and essential information 2-6 about the Holocaust, and it will continue to serve future 2-7 generations, helping them remember this harrowing period in world 2-8 history and impressing upon them the necessity of preventing such 2-9 tragedies; an exemplary and distinguished Texan, Mr. Kellen is 2-10 indeed worthy of the highest praise; now, therefore, be it 2-11 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-12 77th Legislature, hereby recognize Henry Kellen for his generous 2-13 contributions to the El Paso community and his noble efforts to 2-14 remember those victims of the Holocaust; and, be it further 2-15 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for 2-16 him as an expression of highest esteem from the Texas Senate. 2-17 Shapleigh 2-18 ______________________________________ 2-19 President of the Senate 2-20 I hereby certify that the above 2-21 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-22 on February 12, 2001. 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 Secretary of the Senate 2-25 ______________________________________ 2-26 Member, Texas Senate