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NY J03172
Resolution
Status
Passed
7/22/2020
Primary Sponsor
Anna Kaplan
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AI Summary
- Requests Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim August 7, 2020, as Assyrian Memorial Day in New York State
- Commemorates the 1915-1918 Assyrian Genocide during which 750,000 Assyrians were killed by the Ottoman Turkish Empire
- Honors the August 7, 1933 Simele Massacre in Iraq where 3,000 Assyrians were killed, recognized by the International Association of Genocide Scholars
- Recognizes persecution of Assyrians by ISIS from 2014 onward, during which the Mesopotamian Assyrian population declined from 1.5 million to under 250,000 between 2003-2018
- Designates New York State as the first state to officially recognize Assyrian Memorial Day and the Assyrian Genocide as a distinct historical event
Legislative Description
Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim August 7, 2020, as Assyrian Memorial Day in the State of New York
Last Action
ADOPTED
7/22/2020
Committee Referrals
Finance5/22/2020
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