[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E63]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   HONORING HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

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                          HON. LISA C. McCLAIN

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 23, 2025

  Mrs. McCLAIN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to recognize the Holocaust Learning 
Experience, hosted by MorseLife Health System, an organization that 
serves many Jewish older adults and their families.
  This year, International Holocaust Remembrance Day marks 80 years 
since the liberation of the Nazi death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau, by 
Allied troops. On January 27, 2025, we remember and honor the 6 million 
Jewish men, women, and children murdered by the brutal Nazi regime.
  We should never forget the atrocities of the Holocaust. At 
liberation, allies witnessed the devastation of human remains and the 
destruction of the human spirit. This is the day we also acknowledge 
the multigenerational impact of the horror and terror perpetrated 
against the Jewish people.
  Globally, we are witnessing an alarming rise in antisemitism, and it 
is more important than ever to recognize and remember the critical 
lessons we all learned from the Holocaust. If we do not learn from our 
history, we are bound to repeat it. The Holocaust is a darkness and 
evil no one should ever want to see again. I am proud to recognize the 
Holocaust Learning Experience, which continues to deliver a fully 
developed curriculum for teachers to teach a hard but necessary lesson 
on this difficult period in history.
  The purpose of the MorseLife Holocaust Learning Experience is to 
educate and transform generations to end antisemitism, prejudice, bias, 
and bigotry. This innovative Signature Educational Model is unique, 
action-oriented, and impactful. The Holocaust Learning Experience 
deploys and delivers grade-specific, cross curricula lessons from the 
Holocaust directly into 5th through 12th grade classrooms.
  Students demonstrate a greater capacity to see themselves in the 
shoes of others and feel more comfortable explaining to their peers how 
hate led to the Holocaust. The most telling finding is that students 
report they will intervene amongst their peers when they witness 
hateful behavior toward others.
  I wish to congratulate and encourage the Holocaust Learning 
Experience to continue changing lives of our Nation's young people. 
Each day, this initiative teaches students to stand up, not stand by. 
Thousands of students have been transformed by this learning 
experience, carrying forward the message that silence in the face of 
hate is unacceptable.
  The Holocaust will never leave the conscience of humanity. It is on 
us to ensure the mantra, ``Never Again'' remains true.

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