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DE HCR6

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Engrossed

1/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Melanie Ross Levin

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Origin

House of Representatives

153rd General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Recognizes January 27, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Delaware, aligning with the United Nations designation

  • Commemorates the victims of Auschwitz, where at least 1.1 million of the 1.3 million people deported between 1940-1945 were exterminated

  • Acknowledges that an estimated 6 million Jewish people, over 60% of Europe's Jewish population, were murdered during the Holocaust

  • Cites recent antisemitic incidents in the United States, including 2,024 incidents in 2020 and 2,107 in 2019, along with violent attacks at synagogues and religious gatherings

  • Emphasizes the need to educate future generations about the dangers of intolerance to prevent similar injustices

Legislative Description

Recognizing January 27th, 2025 As International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Last Action

Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 VACANT

1/29/2025

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