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OH SCR11
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/30/2022
Primary Sponsor
Kenny Yuko
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AI Summary
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Requests an Act of United States Congress to designate the Kol Israel Foundation Holocaust Memorial, located in Zion Memorial Park in Bedford, Ohio, as a National Memorial
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Describes the Kol Israel Foundation, established in 1959 by Jewish Holocaust survivors in Cleveland, Ohio, to provide community support and financial assistance to survivors and their descendants
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Details the granite monument dedicated on May 28, 1961, containing human ashes from three concentration camp crematoriums and artifacts including teeth, hair, and soap, with victims' names engraved on its walls
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Notes the memorial received official historic recognition from the Ohio History Connection in 2016 and is believed to be the first Holocaust monument of its kind constructed in the United States
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Directs the Clerk of the Senate to transmit copies of the resolution to the U.S. House Speaker and Clerk, Senate leadership, Ohio Congressional delegation, 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: Government Oversight
4/5/2022