[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 58 (Wednesday, March 29, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


              THE 16TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON THE HOLOCAUST

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                          HON. LYNN N. RIVERS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 29, 1995
  Ms. RIVERS. Mr. Speaker, today, I would like to recognize the 16th 
Annual Conference on the Holocaust which is being held March 19-27 at 
the University of Michigan. On this 50-year anniversary of the 
liberation of the death camps and concentration camps, the University 
has put together 19 events to remember the Holocaust and its victims.
  Among the events scheduled for the conference are an afternoon 
discussion series, a number of speakers and films, an art exhibit, a 
name reading vigil, an evening with survivors and a memorial service.
  Those scheduled to speak include Art Spiegelman, author of critically 
acclaimed narratives Maus I and Maus II, David Wyman, a historian from 
the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and Alvin Rosenfeld, 
Director of Jewish Studies at Indiana University.
  The Conference on the Holocaust allows both students and community 
members to learn about the Holocaust in ways in which a history book 
does not allow. A planned trip to the Holocaust Memorial Center in West 
Bloomfield, MI, as well as the various discussion sessions and the 24 
hour vigil allow participants to actively engage in discussions and 
remembrance of this tragic event.
  I would like to acknowledge the University of Michigan for all of 
their hard work towards putting on this very worthy event. The events 
of the Holocaust must never be forgotten.


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