[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 1429]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE SEVENTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE LIBERATION OF AUSCHWITZ

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                         HON. G. K. BUTTERFIELD

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 28, 2015

  Mr. BUTTERFIELD. Mr. Speaker, Wednesday marked the seventieth 
anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp on 
January 27, 1945. An estimated 1.1 million people, mostly of Jewish 
descent, lost their lives there between 1940-1945.
  The seventieth anniversary occurs at a pivotal time. The recent 
terrorist attacks carried out in France demonstrated that anti-Semitism 
still exists as the world witnessed the senseless killing of people 
solely based on their religion. The senseless attacks in France remind 
us of the dark days of World War II when so many lost their lives 
because of their religion or ethnicity.
  We must never forget the atrocities that occurred at Auschwitz and 
elsewhere during the Holocaust. The human race must never again let 
such unspeakable events take place. Racism, prejudice, and anti-
Semitism must not be allowed in our societies and must be stopped 
wherever they occur.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask my colleagues to join me in remembrance of the 
lives lost at Auschwitz. I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
the magnitude of this anniversary and the significance that it plays in 
our world today.

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