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DE HCR75

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Engrossed

1/28/2020

Primary Sponsor

Debra Heffernan

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Origin

House of Representatives

150th General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Recognizes January 27, 2020 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Auschwitz
  • Notes that at least 1.3 million people were deported to Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945, with at least 1.1 million exterminated
  • States that an estimated 6 million Jewish people, representing more than 60% of Europe's Jewish population, were murdered by Nazis and collaborators
  • Acknowledges that hundreds of thousands of people from other groups the Nazis considered "undesirable," including individuals with disabilities and religious leaders, were also murdered at Auschwitz
  • Calls for educating future generations about the dangers of intolerance to prevent similar injustices from occurring again

Legislative Description

Recognizing January 27th, 2020 As International Holocaust Remembrance Day And The 75th Anniversary Of The Liberation Of Auschwitz.

Last Action

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

1/28/2020

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