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  89R11929 KSM-D     By: Capriglione H.R. No. 116       R E S O L U T I O N          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 House of Representatives of the 89th Texas   Legislature hereby commemorate January 27, 2025, as International   Holocaust Remembrance Day.