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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
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WHEREAS, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is |
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observed on January 27, provides an important opportunity to pay |
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tribute to those who perished in the Holocaust and to those who |
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survived the atrocities committed by the German Nazi regime; and |
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WHEREAS, January 27, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of |
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the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi |
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concentration and death camp in 1945; the United Nations General |
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Assembly declared January 27 as International Holocaust |
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Remembrance Day in 2005 in honor of the six million Jewish |
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victims of the Holocaust during World War II and the millions of |
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other victims of Nazi persecution; the organization has chosen |
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"Holocaust Remembrance and Education for Dignity and Human |
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Rights" as the theme for the 2025 observance; and |
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WHEREAS, Antisemitism and violence against Jewish people |
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remain serious threats in our society; in 2023, the |
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Anti-Defamation League tabulated nearly 9,000 antisemitic |
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incidents across the United States; the ADL recently published a |
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report finding that according to a global survey almost half of |
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the world's adult population, an estimated 2.2 billion people, |
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harbor deeply entrenched antisemitic attitudes; the survey also |
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found that 20 percent of respondents worldwide have not heard |
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about the Holocaust; and |
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WHEREAS, Through a deeper understanding of one of the |
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darkest chapters in history, we can be better prepared to stand |
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ever vigilant against the forces of prejudice and hatred, and the |
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observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day serves to |
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unite us in reaffirming our steadfast commitment to upholding our |
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common humanity; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, hereby commemorate January 27, 2025, as |
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International Holocaust Remembrance Day. |
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| Alvarado |
Hagenbuch |
Middleton |
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| Blanco |
Hinojosa of Hidalgo |
Parker |
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| Campbell |
Hinojosa of Nueces |
Paxton |
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| Creighton |
Hughes |
Schwertner |
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| Gutierrez |
Menéndez |
Zaffirini |
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Patrick, President of the Senate |
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________________________________ |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on January 28, 2025. |
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________________________________ |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |