[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 70 (Thursday, April 28, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E431]
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                       HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

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                             HON. AL GREEN

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 28, 2022

  Mr. GREEN of Texas. Madam Speaker, I include in the Record the 
following Proclamations regarding Holocaust Remembrance Day:

       Joint Resolution Designating April 28 and 29 of 1979 as 
     ``Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust''. Whereas 
     six million Jews and millions of other people were murdered 
     in concentration camps as part of a program of extermination 
     carried out by the Nazi party during World War II; Whereas 
     the people of the United States should recognize that all 
     acts of bigotry are rooted in the cruelty of spirit and the 
     callousness that led the Nazis to commit atrocities against 
     millions of people, and should dedicate themselves to the 
     principle of human equality; Whereas the people of the United 
     States should recognize that tyranny creates the political 
     atmosphere in which bigotry flourishes, and should be 
     vigilant to detect, and ready to resist, the tyrannical 
     exercise of power; Whereas on April 28 and 29 of 1945 the 
     Armed Forces of the United States liberated the surviving 
     victims of Nazi internment in the concentration camp in 
     Dachau, Germany, and revealed to the world evidence of a 
     tragic human holocaust that must never be forgotten; and 
     Whereas the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, is 
     not only a shocking symbol of Nazi brutality and destruction, 
     but also a symbol of the danger inherent in tyranny, the 
     pernicious quality of bigotry, and the human capacity to be 
     cruel: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House 
     of Representatives of the United States of America in 
     Congress assembled. That April 28 and 29 of 1979 are 
     designated as ``Days of Remembrance of Victims of the 
     Holocaust'', and the President is authorized and requested to 
     issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United 
     States to observe such days with appropriate ceremonies and 
     activities. Approved September 18, 1978.
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   President Carter Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust 
    Statement on Signing H.J. Res. 1014 Into Law--September 18, 1978

       I have today signed House Joint Resolution 1014, 
     designating April 28 and 29, 1979, as ``Days of Remembrance 
     of Victims of the Holocaust.''
       The systematic extermination of millions of human beings by 
     the Nazis during World War II was the most terrible crime in 
     all recorded history. In the words of the resolution, the 
     Holocaust remains ``not only a shocking symbol of Nazi 
     brutality and destruction, but also a symbol of the danger 
     inherent in tyranny, the pernicious quality of bigotry, and 
     the human capacity to be cruel.''
       The resolution was passed unanimously by both Houses of 
     Congress. This reflects our Nation's wholehearted conviction 
     that the lessons of the Holocaust must never be forgotten.
       Senator John Danforth of Missouri, whom I commend for 
     having originated the resolution, chose April 28 and 29, 
     because it was on these dates, in 1945, that American troops 
     liberated the Dachau concentration camp. The dates chosen by 
     Senator Danforth and embodied in this resolution thus aptly 
     symbolize both the horror of genocide and the imperative to 
     fight against it.
       During the next few months, the President's Commission on 
     the Holocaust will study ways in which this commemoration can 
     best be observed, and I will issue an appropriate 
     proclamation next spring. In the meanwhile, I wish to commend 
     Senator Danforth, Representatives Wright, Rosenthal, Rhodes, 
     and Vander Jagt and their colleagues, who joined in securing 
     passage of H.J. Res. 1014.

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