[Congressional Record Volume 142, Number 49 (Wednesday, April 17, 1996)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E554]
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                    THE MARCH OF THE LIVING PROGRAM

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                          HON. HARRY JOHNSTON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 17, 1996

  Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida. Mr. Speaker, April 16 marks Yom Hashoah, 
Holocaust Remembrance Day, on which we pay tribute to the memory of he 
6 million Jews who died in concentration camps during World War II and 
take pride in programs, such as the March of the Living, which educate 
new generations on the Holocaust.
  I was first apprised of this program by my good friend, Ernest 
Goldblum of Delray Beach, FL, who has worked with great love to promote 
this international program. Since its inception in 1988, over 20,000 
high school students of Jewish heritage have traveled to various 
countries to visit concentration camps and witness the gas chambers, 
crematoria, and stockpiles of clothing and shoes left behind by the 
victims of the Holocaust. This important program provides young 
students from around the world with the opportunity to come together to 
learn of their ancestors' contributions, the atrocities committed 
against them, and the triumph of the Jewish Nation to survive and 
create their own state--the State of Israel.
  The March of the Living Program is a compelling program that fosters 
a deeper understanding of the Holocaust, reminds us of the dangers of 
complacency, and commemorates what happened during World War II and the 
human spirit that triumphs with the Jewish Nation. I am encouraged by 
the statements made by countries, such as Austria, who have expressed 
an interest in participating in the March of the Living Program in the 
future.

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