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DE HCR7

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

1/26/2023

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Spiegelman

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Origin

House of Representatives

152nd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Recognizes January 27, 2023 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Delaware, aligning with the United Nations designated date
  • Documents that at least 1.1 million people were exterminated at Auschwitz between 1940 and 1945, with approximately 6 million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust across Europe
  • Notes hundreds of thousands of other victims including individuals with disabilities and religious leaders were also murdered by the Nazis
  • Highlights rising antisemitic hate crimes in the United States, with 600-1,000 incidents reported annually and 2,024 antisemitic incidents documented in 2020
  • Calls for education of future generations about the dangers of intolerance to prevent similar injustices

Legislative Description

Recognizing January 27th, 2023 As International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Last Action

Passed By Senate. Votes: 20 YES 1 ABSENT

1/26/2023

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