AL HJR96

Recognizes the Alabama Holocaust Commission's 2020 State Yom HaShoah Commemoration scheduled for Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at the Alabama Department of Archives and History in Montgomery, with Governor Kay Ivey as the speaker.

Acknowledges that Yom HaShoah was established in Israel in 1951 to commemorate the six million Jews who perished in the Holocaust, with commemorations typically including synagogue services, communal vigils, educational programs, memorial candles, and prayers.

Notes the Alabama Holocaust Commission was created by legislation in 1999 with the responsibility to foster understanding, promote Holocaust education, and enhance public awareness of the Holocaust's consequences and significance.

Honors the memory of those lost in the Holocaust and designates April 21, 2020, as a solemn occasion to enhance public awareness of the Holocaust's consequences and significance.