[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 64 (Tuesday, April 18, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S1150]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Holocaust Remembrance Day

  Mr. President, now on Yom HaShoah and the campaign against anti-
Semitism lifted by one patriotic American, today is Yom HaShoah, 
Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  Each year on this day, we are called to do something that sounds 
simple: ``remember''--in Hebrew, ``zakar.'' But it is much more than 
mere recollection. It is a moral charge to ensure the Holocaust never, 
never fades from memory.
  Two months ago, on my first codel as majority leader, I visited Yad 
Vashem in Jerusalem and the Dachau concentration camp in Germany. The 
trip was deeply personal for me because many of my ancestors were wiped 
out by the Nazis in western Ukraine.
  Yom HaShoah is especially important today in the face of the 
pernicious, poisonous, and dangerous rise of anti-Semitism in our 
society. I commend the many dedicated individuals and organizations 
actively working to rekindle the light of tolerance that has kept anti-
Semitism at bay. One important effort is done by Robert Kraft's 
Foundation to Combat Antisemitism, which recently launched its Stand Up 
to Jewish Hate campaign to raise awareness about the rise of anti-
Semitism in America.
  The Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign is a powerful reminder that we 
must never allow anti-Semitism to flourish and that we all have a role 
to play in standing up against bigotry.
  I want to thank Mr. Kraft's foundation for their essential work, and 
I ask unanimous consent to have printed into the Record at this point 
the transcript of one of his videos illustrating the efforts of the 
Stand Up to Jewish Hate campaign.
  There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in 
the Record, as follows:

     Transcript of Digital Ad From Stand Up to Jewish Hate and the 
                   Foundation To Combat Antisemitism

       VISUAL ON SCREEN:
       Black backdrop throughout the ad. A small blue square 
     appears on the right side of the screen, representing the 
     size of the population of Jewish Americans in the US.
       TEXT ON SCREEN:
       ``Did you notice this blue square on your screen? Maybe you 
     did. Maybe you didn't.''
       VISUAL ON SCREEN:
       Blue square moves closer to the center of the screen.
       TEXT ON SCREEN:
       ``But that's the point. The size of this square is 2.4% of 
     your screen.''
       VISUAL ON SCREEN:
       Blue square moves even closer to the center of the screen.
       TEXT ON SCREEN:
       ``The same size of the Jewish population of in the US.''
       VISUAL ON SCREEN:
       Blue square moves to the very center of the screen and 
     enlarges to take up nearly half the screen.
       TEXT ON SCREEN:
       ``Yet Jews are on the receiving end of 55% of all religious 
     crimes''
       VISUAL ON SCREEN:
       Photographs of anti-Semitic messages and crimes appear on 
     screen, including a poster reading ``Wicked Jew Devils,'' 
     ``Hitler was right'', and the image of graffiti of a 
     swastika.
       Headlines appear on screen: ``NYPD Warns about Possible 
     Anti-Semitic protests.'' ``Law enforcement warns of Potential 
     Neo-Nazi `Day of Hate' ''
       On screen appear photos of families grieving and police 
     activity.
       TEXT ON SCREEN:
       ``Show them your support. And share this blue square''
       VISUAL ON SCREEN:
       The Blue Square reappears next to the image of a hashtag.
       Ten images of appear on screen showing supporters posting 
     social media messages in support of Jewish Americans, using 
     the hashtag and blue square
       TEXT ON SCREEN:
       ``Let the Jewish community know they are not fighting 
     alone. Anymore''
       VISUAL ON SCREEN:
       Blue square returns to the center, with a hashtag and final 
     message
       TEXT ON SCREEN:
       Stand up to Jewish hate. StanduptoJewishhate.org. Paid for 
     by the Foundation to Combat Anti-Semitism inc.

  Mr. SCHUMER. On this solemn day--on this solemn day--we owe it to the 
survivors, their families, and the world to continue bearing witness to 
the tragic legacy of the Holocaust and keep repeating our conviction 
and our prayer: Never again.