[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 70 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E526]
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  COMMENDING ALPHA OMEGA-HENRY SCHEIN CARES HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS ORAL 
                             HEALTH PROGRAM

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                         HON. THOMAS R. SUOZZI

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, April 25, 2017

  Mr. SUOZZI. Mr. Speaker, I rise today, in commemoration of Yom 
HaShoah, to solemnly remember the six million Jews and the millions of 
others murdered by the Nazis during the Holocaust. We reaffirm our 
commitment to stand up and take action when we encounter persecution or 
an assault on human dignity. As Holocaust survivor and Nobel Laureate 
Professor Elie Wiesel counseled, ``the opposite of love is not hate, 
it's indifference.''
   As we mourn those who perished, we must honor the more than 100,000 
survivors of the Holocaust who live here in our United States of 
America, an estimated one third of whom live in poverty. It is through 
our understanding of history that we ``never forget'' their plight and 
act to ensure that they live their lives in comfort and dignity.
   I would like to commend the Alpha Omega-Henry Schein Cares Holocaust 
Survivors Oral Health Program, an innovative public-private partnership 
that has improved the lives of this most vulnerable population. In 
under two years, this program has provided critical, pro bono dental 
care to more than 600 Holocaust survivors in 18 cities across North 
America. The program serves as a model for what we can accomplish when 
we work together to help those in need.
   As a Member of Congress who represents constituents of the Jewish 
faith I am compelled to remember today the millions of Jews as well as 
individuals of other faiths who were murdered during the Holocaust and 
pay tribute to a partnership committed to enhance Holocaust survivors' 
quality of life. May their efforts serve as an inspiration to us all to 
always choose action over indifference.

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