[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 26, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E541]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   ISRAELI HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

                                 ______
                                 

                              HON. TED POE

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 26, 2017

  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, on Monday, Israelis commemorated 
Holocaust Remembrance Day. Carrying out what they called their ``final 
solution'' to the ``Jewish problem,'' the Nazis gassed millions of Jews 
at Auschwitz, and then collected their corpses like waste to be burned 
in the camp.
   Mr. Speaker, this happened just 72 years ago, though many seem to 
forget. From the ashes of Auschwitz the Jewish people returned to their 
ancient homeland and established the sole democracy in the Middle East.
   Unfortunately, the Jewish people of Israel are again targets of 
elimination. Iran, Hezbollah, Hamas, and a growing list of others have 
openly called to ``eliminate'' the Jewish state and ``wipe it off the 
map.''
   We must honor the memories of the 6 million Jews murdered by the 
Nazis by vowing that Jews will never again stand alone before those 
seeking their extermination. The American people stand with Israel and 
with Jews everywhere remembering those that perished.
   We remember. And we vow: never again.
   And that's just the way it is.

                          ____________________