HJR 15-1019 Summary

• Proclaims April 12-19, 2015, as "Holocaust Awareness Week" in Colorado.

• Calls on Colorado citizens to teach and remember the Holocaust's injustices and commit to preventing future atrocities.

• Acknowledges the 70th anniversary of liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and Dachau concentration camps, noting at least 11 million people (including 6 million Jews) were killed between 1939-1945.

• Honors Holocaust survivors who resettled in Colorado (Sara Hauptman, Paula Burger, and David Bram) and recognizes rescuers including diplomats, clergy, and righteous gentiles who protected Jews from Nazi persecution.

• Directs distribution of the resolution to numerous Holocaust education organizations, museums, survivor organizations, and diplomatic missions of countries mentioned in the resolution.