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Recognizes the Rockland County Holocaust Museum and Center for Tolerance and Education for its contributions to combating antisemitism and promoting education about the Holocaust and human rights violations.

Museum originated from the Rockland County Holocaust Commission appointed May 15, 1979; opened in 1981 at Finkelstein Memorial Library in Spring Valley, New York, and relocated to Rockland Community College campus in Suffern, New York in 2015.

Institution educates about the dangers of intolerance, promotes critical thinking and moral courage, and facilitates understanding of universal human dignity through Holocaust and genocide education.

Museum established an End Jew Hatred Task Force to educate about antisemitism, address its endemic nature, and help Jews overcome inherited trauma while building confidence against bigotry.

Legislative body affirms that Holocaust remembrance imposes a moral obligation to speak out against tyranny and bigotry, and commits to remaining vigilant against all forms of oppression.