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FL S1894

Resolution

Status

Passed

3/3/2020

Primary Sponsor

Lori Berman

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Recognizes April 19 through April 26, 2020, as the "Days of Remembrance" in Florida
  • Designates Tuesday, April 21, 2020, as "Holocaust Memorial Day" (Yom HaShoah) in Florida
  • Commemorates the 6 million Jewish people murdered during the Holocaust (1933-1945), along with Romani people, Polish people, persons with disabilities, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, political dissidents, and homosexuals
  • Aligns with the United States Holocaust Memorial Council designation established under Public Law No. 96-388 (signed October 7, 1980)
  • Encourages Florida residents to rededicate themselves to principles of human dignity and individual freedom in memory of victims and in honor of survivors, rescuers, and liberators

Legislative Description

Days of Remembrance/Holocaust Memorial Day

Last Action

Adopted

3/3/2020

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