III 109th CONGRESS 1st Session S. RES. 18 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 26, 2005 Mr. Talent (for himself, Mr. Lugar, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Frist, Mrs. Dole, Mr. Dodd, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Alexander, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Hagel) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp in Poland.

Whereas on January 27, 1945, the Auschwitz extermination camp in Poland was liberated by Allied Forces during World War II after almost 5 years of murder, rape, and torture; Whereas more than 1,000,000 innocent civilians were murdered at the Auschwitz extermination camp; Whereas the Auschwitz extermination camp symbolizes the brutality of the Holocaust; Whereas Americans must never forget the terrible crimes against humanity committed at the Auschwitz extermination camp and must educate future generations to promote understanding of the dangers of intolerance in order to prevent similar injustices from happening again; and Whereas commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp will instill in all Americans a greater awareness of the Holocaust: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate— (1) commemorates January 27, 2005, as the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp by Allied Forces during World War II; and (2) calls on all Americans to remember the more than 1,000,000 innocent victims murdered at the Auschwitz extermination camp as part of the Holocaust.