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R E S O L U T I O N
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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 the |
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liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi concentration and |
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death camp in 1945; the United Nations General Assembly declared |
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January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in 2005 in |
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honor of the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust during |
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World War II and the millions of other victims of Nazi persecution; |
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the organization has chosen "Holocaust Remembrance and Education |
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for Dignity and Human Rights" as the theme for the 2025 observance; |
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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 Anti-Defamation |
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League tabulated nearly 9,000 antisemitic incidents across the |
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United States; the ADL recently published a report finding that |
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according to a global survey almost half of the world's adult |
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population, an estimated 2.2 billion people, harbor deeply |
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entrenched antisemitic attitudes; the survey also found that 20 |
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percent of respondents worldwide have not heard about the |
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Holocaust; and |
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WHEREAS, Through a deeper understanding of one of the darkest |
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chapters in history, we can be better prepared to stand ever |
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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 89th Texas Legislature |
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hereby commemorate January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust |
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Remembrance Day. |