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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
House Resolution 1
A resolution designating the week of April 24 -May 1, 2
2022, as the "Days of Remembrance" and April 28, 2022, 3
as "Holocaust Remembrance Day" in the State of 4
Florida. 5
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WHEREAS, the Holocaust, the state -sponsored, systematic 7
persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany 8
and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945, resulted in the 9
murder of six million Jewish people, and 10
WHEREAS, in addition, Roma (Gy psies) and Poles were 11
targeted for decimation for racial, ethnic, or national reasons, 12
and millions more, including persons with disabilities, 13
homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and 14
political dissidents, suffered grievous oppression and death 15
under Nazi tyranny, and 16
WHEREAS, the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity 17
to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, 18
societies, and governments, particularly to remain vigilant 19
against hatred, persecution, and tyranny, a nd 20
WHEREAS, pursuant to an act of the United States Congress 21
(Public Law No. 96-388, October 7, 1980), the United States 22
Holocaust Memorial Council has designated Sunday, April 24, 23
through Sunday, May 1, 2022, as the "Days of Remembrance" for 24
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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
the victims of the Holocaust, including the Day of Remembrance 25
known as Yom HaShoah on April 28, 2022, and 26
WHEREAS, in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, in 27
honor of its survivors, and in utmost gratitude for the risks 28
taken by rescuers and liberators, the resid ents of the state are 29
encouraged to rededicate themselves to the principles of human 30
dignity and individual freedom in a just society, thereby 31
ensuring that such atrocities are never repeated, NOW, 32
THEREFORE, 33
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Be It Resolved by the House of Representativ es of the State of 35
Florida: 36
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That the week of April 24 -May 1, 2022, is designated as the 38
"Days of Remembrance" and April 28, 2022, is designated as 39
"Holocaust Remembrance Day" in the State of Florida. 40