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FL H8003

Resolution

Status

Introduced

10/26/2017

Primary Sponsor

Richard Stark

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Origin

House of Representatives

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Designates April 8-15, 2018, as "Days of Remembrance" in Florida, aligning with the United States Holocaust Memorial Council's federal designation under Public Law 96-388
  • Designates April 12, 2018, as "Holocaust Remembrance Day" in Florida, corresponding with Yom HaShoah
  • Acknowledges the Holocaust as Nazi Germany's state-sponsored persecution and murder of six million Jews between 1933 and 1945
  • Recognizes other victims of Nazi persecution including Roma, Poles, persons with disabilities, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents
  • Encourages Florida citizens to rededicate themselves to principles of human dignity and individual freedom to ensure such atrocities are never repeated

Legislative Description

Holocaust Remembrance Day and Week

Last Action

Adopted by Publication

2/7/2018

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