[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 33 (Thursday, March 17, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S3070]
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     SENATE RESOLUTION 90--DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 1, 2005, AS 
                    ``HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION WEEK''

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

                               S. Res. 90

       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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