TITLE: Recognizing May 1 through 8, 2011, as the Holocaust Days of Remembrance.

SUMMARY: Recognizing May 1 through 8, 2011, as the Holocaust Days of Remembrance.

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WHEREAS, Between 1933 and 1945, Nazi Germany carried out the systematic persecution and annihilation of six million European Jews, as well as millions of other people, and this mass slaughter, known as the Holocaust, will forever signify the devastating results of unchecked intolerance, racism, and cruelty; and WHEREAS, Although it is a painful and wrenching experience to reflect on the tragic events that occurred during these dark years, it is only through remembrance that we can rightfully acknowledge and honor the men, women, and children whose lives were brutally cut short; Jews became the primary victims of the state-sponsored genocide, while Roma, Poles, disabled individuals, homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents were also persecuted; ultimately, all of these groups were decimated under the tyranny of the Third Reich; and WHEREAS, This horrific and shameful history is a powerful reminder of our responsibilities as citizens of a democracy to remain vigilant against hatred, bigotry, and violence and to defend the causes of individual freedom, national liberty, and equality and respect for every human being; moreover, we must reject the false claims of those who deny the Holocaust; and WHEREAS, Each year, the United States Holocaust Memorial Council designates an eight-day period as the Holocaust Days of Remembrance, and this year's commemoration extends from Sunday, May 1, through Sunday, May 8, 2011; and WHEREAS, The events of the Holocaust are inextricably linked to the obligation of people everywhere to uphold the cause of human rights, and as we, the people of Texas, recall this disturbing time in history, may we also be mindful of our duty to stand firm against all forms of injustice; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas Legislature hereby recognize May 1 through 8, 2011, as the Holocaust Days of Remembrance, and encourage all Texans to do their part to keep the stories of Holocaust victims and survivors alive. Naishtat Straus Gonzales of Williamson Morrison Aliseda Gonzalez Munoz, Jr. Allen Gooden Murphy Alonzo Guillen Naishtat Alvarado Gutierrez Nash Anchia Hamilton Oliveira Anderson of Dallas Hancock Orr Anderson of McLennan Hardcastle Otto Aycock Harless Parker Beck Harper-Brown Patrick Berman Hartnett Paxton Bohac Hernandez Luna Pena Bonnen Hilderbran Perry Branch Hochberg Phillips Brown Hopson Pickett Burkett Howard of Fort Bend Pitts Burnam Howard of Travis Price Button Huberty Quintanilla Cain Hughes Raymond Callegari Hunter Reynolds Carter Isaac Riddle Castro Jackson Ritter Chisum Johnson Rodriguez Christian Keffer Schwertner Coleman King of Parker Scott Cook King of Taylor Sheets Craddick King of Zavala Sheffield Creighton Kleinschmidt Shelton Crownover Kolkhorst Simpson Darby Kuempel Smith of Harris Davis of Dallas Landtroop Smith of Tarrant J. Davis of Harris Larson Smithee S. Davis of Harris Laubenberg Solomons Deshotel Lavender Strama Driver Legler Taylor of Collin Dukes Lewis Taylor of Galveston Dutton Lozano Thompson Eiland Lucio III Torres Eissler Lyne Truitt Elkins Madden Turner Farias Mallory Caraway Veasey Farrar Margo Villarreal Fletcher Marquez Vo Flynn Martinez Walle Frullo Martinez Fischer Weber Gallego McClendon White Garza Menendez Woolley Geren Miles Workman Giddings Miller of Comal Zedler Gonzales of Hidalgo Miller of Erath Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 935 was adopted by the House on May 2, 2011, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House