[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 273 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 273

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
 States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Anne 
                                 Frank.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 12, 2003

    Mr. Israel (for himself, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Watson, Mr. Weiner, Mrs. 
Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Evans, Mr. Case, Mr. Frost, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Ginny Brown-Waite of 
Florida, Mr. Snyder, and Mr. Bell) submitted the following resolution; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the United 
 States Postal Service should issue a postage stamp commemorating Anne 
                                 Frank.

Whereas Anne Frank was born on June 12, 1929, in Frankfurt, Germany to a German-
        Jewish family;
Whereas Anne Frank and her family fled Nazi persecution of Jews in Germany and 
        sought safety by moving to Amsterdam, the Netherlands;
Whereas subsequent Nazi occupation of the Netherlands forced the Frank family to 
        go into hiding in an annex located above the office of Anne's father;
Whereas Anne Frank and her family spent 25 months in hiding, during which time 
        Anne Frank kept a diary of her life and experiences;
Whereas Anne Frank and her family were eventually betrayed to the Nazis;
Whereas Anne Frank died in March 1945 in the Bergen-Belsen Nazi concentration 
        camp;
Whereas Anne Frank was one of approximately 1,500,000 Jewish children who died 
        at the hands of the Nazis during World War II;
Whereas Anne Frank's diary, published by her father after the end of the war, 
        has become one of the most widely-read memoirs of the Holocaust;
Whereas ``The Diary of Anne Frank'' has been translated into more than 67 
        languages and has sold more than 31 million copies worldwide;
Whereas ``The Diary of Anne Frank'' is the first educational encounter with the 
        Holocaust for many American students;
Whereas the story of Anne Frank has been repeatedly portrayed in motion pictures 
        and theatrical productions;
Whereas millions of Americans have come to identify with Anne Frank and she has 
        become an inspiration to children of all faiths;
Whereas Anne Frank is thought of as a representative of children throughout the 
        world who find themselves in situations of war, subjugation, and 
        oppression;
Whereas Anne Frank represents the victims of the Holocaust and serves as an 
        enduring symbol of bravery, hope, and tolerance in the face of harsh and 
        brutal conditions;
Whereas ``The Diary of Anne Frank'' has proven beneficial in assisting young 
        people in dealing with issues of discrimination, bigotry, and hate 
        crimes; and
Whereas Anne Frank would have been 75 years old in 2004: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that--
            (1) the United States Postal Service should issue a postage 
        stamp commemorating Anne Frank; and
            (2) the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee should recommend 
        to the Postmaster General that such a stamp be issued.
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