Bill Text: NJ SR132 | 2014-2015 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Memorializes relationship between NJ and Isle of Jersey, and commemorates 70th anniversary of liberation of island from Nazi control.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-12-14 - Reported from Senate Committee, 2nd Reading [SR132 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2014-SR132-Introduced.html
Sponsored by:
Senator THOMAS H. KEAN, JR.
District 21 (Morris, Somerset and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Memorializes relationship between NJ and Isle of Jersey, and commemorates 70th anniversary of liberation of island from Nazi control.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
A Senate Resolution memorializing the relationship between New Jersey and the Isle of Jersey, and commemorating the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the island from Nazi control.
Whereas, The State of New Jersey derives its name from the largest of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Jersey; and
Whereas, Originally, New Jersey was controlled by the Dutch and called "New Netherlands," but in 1664 it was ceded to the British who named it "New Jersey" in honor of Sir George Carteret, former governor of the Isle of Jersey; and
Whereas, In June 1940, the German army, under the Third Reich, invaded the Channel Islands and bombed the Isle of Jersey, killing many islanders; and
Whereas, The German invaders imposed a curfew, created a register of Jewish people, forced Jewish businesses to publicly identify themselves, deported some Jewish people to concentration camps, deported to Germany islanders not born in the Islands or who served as officers in World War I, imprisoned or shot anyone attempting to escape to Great Britain, requisitioned cars, and seized control over food grown by farmers and caught by fishermen; and
Whereas, Islanders adopted, in accordance with British government instructions prior to occupation, a policy of passive resistance, which included acts of minor sabotage, sheltering and aiding escaped slave workers, listening to BBC radio when banned, publishing underground newspapers containing BBC news, and daubing the letter "V" (for Victory) over German signs as a part of Winston Churchill's V-sign campaign; and
Whereas, In June 1944, Allied Forces launched D-Day, resulting in the liberation of Normandy and the severing of German supply lines for food and other supplies through France to the Channel Islands; and
Whereas, Following German surrender, islanders were informed on May 8, 1945, at 10 a.m., that the war was over, that hostilities were to end officially after midnight that night, but that the Channel Islands were to be freed that day; and
Whereas, The year 2015 marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Isle of Jersey from Nazi control, and, thus, it is appropriate to commemorate that anniversary, and memorialize the relationship between New Jersey and the Isle of Jersey; now, therefore,
Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of New Jersey:
1. This House memorializes the relationship between New Jersey and the Isle of Jersey, and commemorates the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the island from Nazi control.
2. Copies of this resolution, as filed with the Secretary of State, shall be transmitted by the Secretary of the Senate to the Governor of this State, to each member of Congress elected from this State, and to the U.S. Secretary of State and the British Embassy in Washington, D.C., for transmission to the proper authorities in the Isle of Jersey.
STATEMENT
This resolution memorializes the relationship between New Jersey and the Isle of Jersey, and commemorates the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the island from Nazi control.
The State of New Jersey derives its name from the largest of the Channel Islands, the Isle of Jersey. Originally, New Jersey was controlled by the Dutch and called "New Netherlands," but in 1664, it was ceded to the British who named it "New Jersey" in honor of Sir George Carteret, former governor of the Isle of Jersey.
In June 1940, the German army, under the Third Reich, invaded the Channel Islands and bombed the Isle of Jersey, killing many islanders. The German invaders imposed a curfew, created a register of Jewish people, forced Jewish businesses to publicly identify themselves, deported some Jewish people to concentration camps, deported islanders not born in the Islands or who served as officers in World War I, imprisoned or shot anyone attempting to escape to Great Britain, requisitioned cars, and seized control over food grown by farmers and caught by fishermen. Islanders adopted, in accordance with British government instructions prior to occupation, a policy of passive resistance, which included acts of minor sabotage, sheltering and aiding escaped slave workers, listening to BBC radio when banned, publishing underground newspapers containing BBC news, and daubing the letter "V" (for Victory) over German signs as a part of Winston Churchill's V-sign campaign.
In June 1944, Allied Forces launched D-Day resulting in the liberation of Normandy and the severing of German supply lines for food and other supplies through France to the Channel Islands. Following German surrender, islanders were informed on May 8, 1945, at 10 a.m., that the war was over, that hostilities were to end officially after midnight that night, but that the Channel Islands were to be freed that day. It is, therefore, appropriate on this 70th anniversary of the liberation of Isle of Jersey from Nazi control, to memorialize the relationship between New Jersey and the Isle of Jersey, and commemorate that anniversary.
