[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 56 (Wednesday, April 18, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E577]
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                  WE SAY NEVER AGAIN TO THE HOLOCAUST

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                         HON. CHARLES B. RANGEL

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 18, 2012

  Mr. RANGEL. Mr. Speaker, on Yom HaShoah, better known as Holocaust 
and Heroism Remembrance Day, people from all walks of life regardless 
of politics, faith, race, gender, or sexual orientation recognize the 
Holocaust as one of the most horrific events in world history. Since 
the end of World War II the United States and our allies have promised 
to never allow such mass genocide to be repeated. Never again shall 
humanity experience the evil and destruction that brutally robbed 
eleven million people of their lives.
  After the Allies took back Europe from the forces of evil, millions 
of Jews emigrated to the United States and to the area now globally 
recognized as the State of Israel. It is here where the Jewish people 
found a home to restore their identity in the aftermath of the War. 
When General Dwight Eisenhower arrived at Buchenwald, he ordered the 
U.S. 4th Armed Division to tour the facility. He wanted them to bear 
witness to the atrocities unleashed on human beings so that no person 
would ever question what happened.
  For the Holocaust survivors, they live with the nightmares and trauma 
of having seen their brothers and sisters treated like animals. To this 
day former prisoners wake up seeing the most visible scar from that 
era, an identification tattoo forced on them upon entering the 
concentration camps.
  New York is home to half of the Holocaust survivors living in the 
United States. Although we can never undo this tragedy, we can continue 
to remember and pay tribute to the survivors and their families. I am 
proud to live in a country that recognizes human rights and has 
provided sanctuary to oppressed people throughout the world. America 
must continue to remain that beacon of hope.

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