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A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust 1
Remembrance Day. 2
WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and 3
attempted annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators 4
between 1933 and 1945 during which six million Jews were murdered; and 5
WHEREAS, the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the 6
moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments; and 7
WHEREAS, we the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky should always 8
remember the terrible events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred, 9
persecution, and tyranny; and 10
WHEREAS, in the aftermath of the October 7, 2023, atrocities, the bloodiest day in 11
Jewish history since the Holocaust, we are reminded of the vow "Never Again"; and 12
WHEREAS, rising antisemitism in the United States makes clear the need for 13
continued vigilance and dedication to the principles of individual freedom in a just 14
society; and 15
WHEREAS, the Kentucky Jewish Council's annual report on antisemitism makes 16
clear our need to combat antisemitism here in the Commonwealth; and 17
WHEREAS, on November 1, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted 18
Resolution 60/7 to designate January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to 19
correspond with the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and it is meant 20
to honor the victims of Nazism and to condemn all forms of "religious intolerance, 21
incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin 22
or religious belief" throughout the world; 23
NOW, THEREFORE, 24
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the General Assembly of the 25
Commonwealth of Kentucky: 26
ď˘Section 1. The members of the House of Representatives hereby recognize 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 25 RS BR 1055
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January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the 1
victims of the Holocaust and in honor of the survivors as well as the rescuers and 2
liberators, and further proclaim that we, as citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 3
should work to promote human dignity and confront antisemitism and hate whenever and 4
wherever it occurs. 5