HR263 Summary

• Honors and recognizes Riva Hirsch, a Holocaust survivor born in Novaseletz, Romania (now Ukraine) in 1934, for her extraordinary courage and contributions to Holocaust remembrance.

• Documents her survival of Nazi labor camps in Moghilev and Luchinetz, hiding in a six-foot-square bunker at a Catholic convent in Tul'chin for two years, and liberation in 1945.

• Traces her post-war journey through a Cyprus refugee camp to Israel in 1948, marriage to fellow Holocaust survivor Aisic Hirsch in 1950, and relocation to New York in 1962 and Birmingham, Alabama in 1992.

• Recognizes her lifelong advocacy for Holocaust education and remembrance, including sharing her testimony with younger generations to ensure the horrors of the Holocaust are never forgotten.

• Acknowledges Mrs. Hirsch, now 91 years old, as a living testament to human resilience and the importance of preserving historical lessons for future generations.