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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 416

Recognizing the Republic of Poland and philanthropic organizations and individuals for supporting the establishment of the Museum of the History 

of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 28, 2005

Mr. WEXLER (for himself, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. STEARNS, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, 

Mr. STRICKLAND, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, and Mr. ENGEL) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 

International Relations 

RESOLUTION

Recognizing the Republic of Poland and philanthropic organizations and individuals for supporting the establishment 

of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, 

Poland.

Whereas the establishment of the new Museum of the History 

of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland, celebrates 900 years 

of Jewish culture and civilization in Poland; 

Whereas the Museum will showcase the identity of Polish 

Jews that developed in a region where approximately 80 

percent of world Jewry has its roots; 

Whereas the Museum will commemorate the three million 

Polish Jews killed in Word War II and serve as a living 
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educational center that will contribute to combating antiSemitism, bigotry, and intolerance in all its forms; 

Whereas the Museum will educate present and future generations about the rich history of Polish Jewry, about which 

little is known today in Central and Eastern Europe; 

Whereas Poland was the center of European Jewish culture 

and arts, and home to 3.3 million Jews prior to World 

War II; 

Whereas the establishment of the Museum is a collaboration 

between the Government of Poland and the citizens of 

Warsaw and is made possible by contributions of the Polish Government, organizations, and businesses throughout the world, including Prudential UK, Bank BPH, 

IBM, LOT Airlines, Weil, Gotshal and Manges, and 

Intercontinental Warsaw; 

Whereas the establishment of the Museum is further made 

possible by contributions from philanthropic citizens and 

foundations, including the Academy for the Development 

of Philanthropy in Poland, the Dutch Jewish Humanitarian Fund, Multimedia, the German Committee to Support the Museum, the Ford Foundation, the Taube 

Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, the Polonia Aid 

Foundation Trust (PAFT), the Polish-Israeli Chamber of 

Commerce, the American Society for Yad Vashem, the 

Foundation of Polish-German Cooperation, the Victor 

and Monica Markowicz Charitable Trust, and the 

Ryszard Krauze Foundation, among others; and 

Whereas the United States and Poland share a commitment 

to freedom, democracy, and human rights: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
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1 (1) applauds and commends Polish President 

2 Alexander Kwasniewski and the Government of Po3 land for their support of the Museum of the History 

4 of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland, and their com5 mitment to Holocaust education; and 

6 (2) congratulates all parties that have been in7 volved in building the Museum of the History of Pol8 ish Jews to celebrate 900 years of Jewish life in Po9 land and to commemorate the millions of Polish 

10 Jews killed during World War II.

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