SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15
WHEREAS, International Holocaust Remembrance Day, which is
observed on January 27, provides an important opportunity to pay
tribute to those who perished in the Holocaust and to those who
survived the atrocities committed by the German Nazi regime; and
WHEREAS, January 27, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of
the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau German Nazi
concentration and death camp in 1945; the United Nations General
Assembly declared January 27 as International Holocaust
Remembrance Day in 2005 in honor of the six million Jewish
victims of the Holocaust during World War II and the millions of
other victims of Nazi persecution; the organization has chosen
"Holocaust Remembrance and Education for Dignity and Human
Rights" as the theme for the 2025 observance; and
WHEREAS, Antisemitism and violence against Jewish people
remain serious threats in our society; in 2023, the
Anti-Defamation League tabulated nearly 9,000 antisemitic
incidents across the United States; the ADL recently published a
report finding that according to a global survey almost half of
the world's adult population, an estimated 2.2 billion people,
harbor deeply entrenched antisemitic attitudes; the survey also
found that 20 percent of respondents worldwide have not heard
about the Holocaust; and
WHEREAS, Through a deeper understanding of one of the
darkest chapters in history, we can be better prepared to stand
ever vigilant against the forces of prejudice and hatred, and the
observance of International Holocaust Remembrance Day serves to
unite us in reaffirming our steadfast commitment to upholding our
common humanity; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, hereby commemorate January 27, 2025, as
International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
King
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Bettencourt Hall Miles Bettencourt Hall Miles
Bettencourt Hall Miles
Birdwell Hancock Nichols Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Huffman Perry Cook Huffman Perry
Cook Huffman Perry
Creighton Hughes Schwertner Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Flores Kolkhorst West Flores Kolkhorst West
Flores Kolkhorst West
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini
Patrick, President of the Senate
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on January 28, 2025.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate
Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton
Bettencourt Hall Miles
Birdwell Hancock Nichols
Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker
Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton
Cook Huffman Perry
Creighton Hughes Schwertner
Eckhardt Johnson Sparks
Flores Kolkhorst West
Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini