Loading chat...
OH HCR29
Concurrent Resolution
Status
9/22/2021
Primary Sponsor
Juanita Brent
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Requests that Congress designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial in Zion Memorial Park in Bedford, Ohio as a National Memorial
-
Describes the memorial as the first Holocaust monument constructed in the United States, dedicated on May 28, 1961, containing human ashes from concentration camp crematoriums and artifacts buried in six small caskets
-
Notes the monument has been expanded with engraved names of Holocaust survivors, departed family members, astronauts who died in the 2003 Columbia Space Shuttle disaster, and a quote from General Dwight D. Eisenhower
-
Memorial received official historic recognition from the Ohio History Connection in 2016 and is seeking inclusion in the National Registry of Historic Places
-
Directs the Ohio Congressional delegation to assist with the request and requires the House Clerk to transmit the resolution to Congress and Ohio news media
Legislative Description
Ask Congress to designate Kol Israel Memorial a National Memorial.
National or International Resolution
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Committee: State and Local Government
9/22/2021