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DE HCR6
Concurrent Resolution
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Melanie Ross Levin
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AI Summary
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Recognizes January 27, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Delaware, aligning with the United Nations designation
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Commemorates the victims of Auschwitz, where at least 1.1 million of the 1.3 million people deported between 1940-1945 were exterminated
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Acknowledges that an estimated 6 million Jewish people, over 60% of Europe's Jewish population, were murdered during the Holocaust
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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
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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