[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
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[S. Res. 90 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 90

   Designating the week of May 1, 2005, as ``Holocaust Commemoration 
                                Week''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 17, 2005

Mr. Lugar (for himself, Mr. Bayh, Mr. Corzine, and Mrs. Dole) submitted 
      the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating the week of May 1, 2005, as ``Holocaust Commemoration 
                                Week''.

Whereas the year 2005 marks the 60th anniversary of the end of the Holocaust, 
        which was ruthlessly and tragically carried out by Nazi Germany under 
        the leadership of Adolf Hitler and his collaborators;
Whereas the Holocaust involved the murder of millions of innocent Jewish men, 
        women, and children along with millions of others, and an enormity of 
        suffering inflicted on the many survivors through mistreatment, 
        brutalization, violence, torture, slave labor, involuntary medical 
        experimentation, death marches, and numerous other acts of cruelty that 
        have come to be known as ``genocide'' and ``crimes against humanity''; 
        and
Whereas in the past 60 years, the Holocaust has provided the peoples of the 
        world with an object lesson in the importance of compassion, caring, and 
        kindness; an awareness of the dangers inherent in bigotry, racism, 
        intolerance, and prejudice; and an understanding of the importance of an 
        appreciation of the sensitivity to diversity: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the week of May 1, 2005, as ``Holocaust 
        Commemoration Week'';
            (2) commemorates the occasion of the 60th anniversary of 
        the end of World War II and the liberation of the concentration 
        camps; and
            (3) encourages all Americans to commemorate the occasion 
        through reflection, acts of compassionate caring, and learning 
        about the terrible consequences and lessons of the Holocaust.
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