[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 86 (Friday, June 24, 2005)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1355]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING MR. MARINUS ALBERT BOSMA'S RECEIPT OF THE YAD VASHEM AWARD

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                          HON. JOHN A. BOEHNER

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2005

  Mr. BOEHNER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to extend my deepest respects 
and congratulations to Mr. Marinus Albert Bosma, his parents Mr. Albert 
Bosma and Mrs. Helena Bosma-V.D. Pol, and his sister Mrs. Alberta 
Bosma-Iseli. Mr. Bosma and his family will be receiving the Yad Vashem 
Righteous Among the Nations Award on June 29, 2005.
   The Yad Vashem Award is the Jewish people's memorial to the six 
million victims of the Holocaust. Its name derives from the Book of 
Isaiah, ``And to them will I give in my house and within my walls a 
memorial and a name (a ``yad vashem'') . . . that shall not be cut off 
(56:5).'' In 1963, Yad Vashem embarked upon a worldwide project to 
grant the title of Righteous Among the Nations to non-Jews who risked 
their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.
   Mr. Bosma and his family are natives of Arnhem in the Netherlands. 
During World War II, the Bosma family helped find shelter for thirty 
Jews and housed twelve Jews within their own home. Between the ages of 
twelve and nineteen, Mr. Bosma showed great valor through his 
assistance in the Dutch resistance.
   Yad Vashem honors both the heroism and tragedy of the Holocaust for 
those generations where World War II is a distant history lesson. It 
gives a memorial and a name to the millions of men, women, and children 
who lost their lives for their religion and culture. Yad Vashem 
provides an opportunity to pay tribute to the men and women who 
represent the best of the human spirit; living by principles and 
convictions, acting heroically in the face of adversity, and finding 
value in all human life.
   Marinus, I offer you and your family my respect for your actions 
during World War II. Congratulations on receiving this prestigious 
award.

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