[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 166 (Wednesday, November 2, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1980]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 TO RECOGNIZE 18TH ANNUAL YOM HASHOAH-HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION PROGRAM 
                 FOR THE STATEN ISLAND JEWISH COMMUNITY

                                 ______
                                 

                         HON. MICHAEL G. GRIMM

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, November 2, 2011

  Mr. GRIMM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the incredible 
sacrifice made by the victims of the Holocaust. On the 27th Day of 
Nissan, Jews around the world stood in respect and memoriam to honor 
the senseless slaughter of so many. On Staten Island, the 18th annual 
Yom Hashoah-Holocaust Commemoration Program for the Staten Island 
Jewish Community was held at Temple Israel Reform Congregation, Randall 
Manor. Holocaust survivor Inge Auerbacher--a woman of remarkable 
bravery--gave the keynote address.
  While humanity vowed never to repeat the atrocities committed during 
the Holocaust, we must recognize that genocide continues in places like 
Darfur and Rwanda. With the memory of the Holocaust permanently in our 
minds, we must maintain an intense focus on the present and future to 
put an end to these unconscionable crimes.

                          ____________________