[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 416 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 416

Recognizing the Republic of Poland and philanthropic organizations and 
   individuals for supporting the establishment of the Museum of the 
               History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 28, 2005

 Mr. Wexler (for himself, Mr. Gerlach, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, 
  Mr. Strickland, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, and Mr. Engel) submitted the 
     following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                        International Relations

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing the Republic of Poland and philanthropic organizations and 
   individuals for supporting the establishment of the Museum of the 
               History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland.

Whereas the establishment of the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in 
        Warsaw, Poland, celebrates 900 years of Jewish culture and civilization 
        in Poland;
Whereas the Museum will showcase the identity of Polish Jews that developed in a 
        region where approximately 80 percent of world Jewry has its roots;
Whereas the Museum will commemorate the three million Polish Jews killed in Word 
        War II and serve as a living educational center that will contribute to 
        combating anti-Semitism, bigotry, and intolerance in all its forms;
Whereas the Museum will educate present and future generations about the rich 
        history of Polish Jewry, about which little is known today in Central 
        and Eastern Europe;
Whereas Poland was the center of European Jewish culture and arts, and home to 
        3.3 million Jews prior to World War II;
Whereas the establishment of the Museum is a collaboration between the 
        Government of Poland and the citizens of Warsaw and is made possible by 
        contributions of the Polish Government, organizations, and businesses 
        throughout the world, including Prudential UK, Bank BPH, IBM, LOT 
        Airlines, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, and Intercontinental Warsaw;
Whereas the establishment of the Museum is further made possible by 
        contributions from philanthropic citizens and foundations, including the 
        Academy for the Development of Philanthropy in Poland, the Dutch Jewish 
        Humanitarian Fund, Multimedia, the German Committee to Support the 
        Museum, the Ford Foundation, the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and 
        Culture, the Polonia Aid Foundation Trust (PAFT), the Polish-Israeli 
        Chamber of Commerce, the American Society for Yad Vashem, the Foundation 
        of Polish-German Cooperation, the Victor and Monica Markowicz Charitable 
        Trust, and the Ryszard Krauze Foundation, among others; and
Whereas the United States and Poland share a commitment to freedom, democracy, 
        and human rights: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) applauds and commends Polish President Alexander 
        Kwasniewski and the Government of Poland for their support of 
        the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland, and 
        their commitment to Holocaust education; and
            (2) congratulates all parties that have been involved in 
        building the Museum of the History of Polish Jews to celebrate 
        900 years of Jewish life in Poland and to commemorate the 
        millions of Polish Jews killed during World War II.
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