[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 41 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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                     HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES

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                        HON. BENJAMIN A. GILMAN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 1994

  Mr. GILMAN. Mr. Speaker, this past week many commemorative activities 
have taken place around our nation which recall the terrible events 
that took place during the Holocaust. The Days of Remembrance Ceremony 
was held once again in the Rotunda of out Nation's Capitol, and 
similar, moving commemorations were held in cities and towns throughout 
our congressional districts.
  This year, however, there were a number of striking differences. This 
year the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is open and fully operational, 
hosting substantially more visitors each month than had been 
anticipated. And this year Holocaust education throughout the country 
is taking on added dimensions to increase public knowledge and 
awareness.
  Yet, the most recent acquisition to Holocaust education and 
commemoration activities is the landmark film, ``Schindler's List'', 
directed by Steven Spielberg and which garnered seven Academy Awards. 
This tour de force has instantly exposed the horrors of the Holocaust 
and its many ethical and moral messages to the world at large.
  Mr. Speaker, with every year that passes there are fewer and fewer 
survivors of the Holocaust alive to bear witness. It therefore behooves 
us to make a special effort to ensure that their experiences, as 
terrible as they were, are transmitted to future generations. We can do 
no less for those who have perished, and for those who follow in the 
years to come.

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