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79S30477 MMS-D

By:  Naishtat                                                     H.R. No. 69 



R E S O L U T I O N
	WHEREAS, The malignant consummation of centuries-old hatred 
and intolerance, the genocidal horror known as the Holocaust will 
forever stain the history of humankind; and
	WHEREAS, The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic 
persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and 
its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; during those years, six 
million Jews, the primary victims of the Holocaust, were murdered; 
and
	WHEREAS, In addition, Romanies, the handicapped, and Poles 
were targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic, or 
national reasons; millions more, including homosexuals, Jehovah's 
Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents, also 
suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny; and
	WHEREAS, The history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity 
to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, 
and governments and on the need for respect for all peoples; and
	WHEREAS, In 1980, the United States Congress created the 
United States Holocaust Memorial Council and charged it with 
leading nationwide Holocaust commemorations and educational 
programs; each year, the council designates an eight-day period as 
the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust; this year, 
the Days of Remembrance are being observed from Sunday, April 23, 
2006, through Sunday, April 30, 2006, a span that includes the 
International Day of Remembrance, Yom Hashoah, on April 25; and
	WHEREAS, We, the people of the State of Texas, should always 
remember the events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against 
hatred, persecution, and tyranny, while rededicating ourselves to 
the principle of individual freedom in a just society; now, 
therefore, be it
	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 79th Texas 
Legislature, 3rd Called Session, hereby recognize April 23-30, 
2006, as the Days of Remembrance, in memory of the victims of the 
Holocaust, in honor of the survivors, and in tribute to the rescuers 
and liberators, and encourage all Texans to overcome intolerance 
and indifference through learning and remembrance.