MI SR0035

Recognizes April 23-24, 2025, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Michigan

Commemorates the six million Jews killed during the Nazi-led Holocaust from 1933-1945, which reduced the world's Jewish population by one-third

Acknowledges the millions of additional victims persecuted for their religion, national origin, ethnicity, political beliefs, disabilities, sexual orientation, and gender identity

Cites Anti-Defamation League data showing antisemitic incidents increased 140% to the highest level in 45 years of tracking

References Michigan's PA 170 of 2016, which requires genocide education in the social studies curriculum for grades 8-12