[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 57 (Monday, May 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E780]
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                     HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY 2011

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                          HON. HENRY A. WAXMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                          Monday, May 2, 2011

  Mr. WAXMAN. Mr. Speaker, today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, known in 
Israel as Yom Ha'Shoah U'Gvura--a day to commemorate Holocaust victims 
and heroes. It is observed each year on the anniversary of the 
beginning of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising.
  It cannot escape us that this year, this observance coincides with 
the killing of Osama Bin Laden, a ruthless murderer who embodied the 
worst hatred and cruelty that was a trademark of the Nazi era. It is 
also coincides with the anniversary of Hitler's death.
  As we remember the victims of the Holocaust and the victims of 9/11, 
we reflect on the hatred and violence indoctrinated by Bin Laden and 
Hitler to fuel their murders.
  We pay tribute to the heroes who risked their lives to bring the 
perpetrators of these crimes to justice.
  We memorialize innocent lives cut short and we strengthen our resolve 
to fight the extremism and intolerance that foster terrorism and 
genocide.
  I join my colleagues in marking this momentous confluence of events 
with grief for the past and hope for the future, so that we may 
proclaim with conviction: ``Never Again.''

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