Bill Text: MI SR0033 | 2013-2014 | 97th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: A resolution in remembrance of the Holocaust.
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 20-6)
Status: (Passed) 2013-04-11 - Adopted [SR0033 Detail]
Download: Michigan-2013-SR0033-Enrolled.html
SR-33, As Adopted by Senate, April 11, 2013
Senators Richardville and Kahn offered the following resolution:
Senate Resolution No. 33.
A resolution in remembrance of the Holocaust.
Whereas, It is with a deep sense of respect for the memory of the millions of men, women, and children who perished during the Holocaust at the hands of the Nazis and for the men and women who have been touched by this horror throughout their lives that we offer this expression of tribute; and
Whereas, We also honor the valor of non-Jews who fought against tyranny and evil and those who exposed themselves and their families to danger while saving many Jews from concentration camps and death. We are proud, humbled, and honored to memorialize their amazing courage and their enormous sacrifices; and
Whereas, Many decades have passed since the Holocaust came to an end, yet the trauma of this horrible event is still experienced by all who survived. Their numbers dwindle with each passing year, and it is up to others to keep the world aware and to firmly avow that the atrocities of the Holocaust will never be repeated; and
Whereas, Today, April 11, 2013, we will recognize the Holocaust Commemoration Ceremony, The Importance of Remembering the Holocaust, in memory of the liberation of Nazi concentration camps and the subsequent prosecution under international law of the major Nazi war criminals; and
Whereas, In keeping with the theme of The Importance of Remembering the Holocaust, we urge the citizens of this state to strengthen the resolve that this nightmare may never be forgotten; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative body remember the Holocaust and its many survivors and the bravery of those who fought to help the persecuted; and be it further
Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to the Michigan Jewish Conference as evidence of our profound respect and esteem.
