[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 38 (Wednesday, April 10, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E488]
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                       HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

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                        HON. CAROLYN B. MALONEY

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 10, 2002

  Mrs. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to join my 
colleagues and the world community in commemorating Yom Hashoah, 
Holocaust Remembrance Day. Scarcely 50 years ago we saw the end to 
World War II and one of the most heinous atrocities humanity has ever 
borne witness to. Hitler's Nazi regime was responsible for the murders 
of nearly six million Jewish men, women and children and more than 11 
million people in total.
  This memorial holiday is intended to insure that we never forget that 
tragedy and the lives lost. At a time when our own nation is battling 
similar destructive forces of hatred in the form of terrorism, it is 
imperative that we never forget our history and evil's legacy.
  To keep this critical knowledge from being lost, it is our 
responsibility as a nation to teach our children about their past. In 
this spirit, I have introduced H.R. 1620, the Holocaust Education 
Assistance Act. This bill will provide funding to educational 
institutions and organizations, enabling them to teach the generations 
to come about the crimes of the Holocaust.
  Upon receiving the Nobel Prize for Peace, the late Prime Minister of 
Israel Yitzchak Rabin said:
  ``We will pursue the course of peace with determination and 
fortitude. We will not let up. We will not give in. Peace will triumph 
over all its enemies, because the alternative is grimmer for us all. 
And we will prevail. ''
  Ensuring that we never forget the past is a crucial step to realizing 
peace in our future.

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