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          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 15          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 Senate of the State of Texas, 89th   Legislature, hereby commemorate January 27, 2025, as   International Holocaust Remembrance Day.     King     Alvarado Hagenbuch Middleton   Bettencourt Hall Miles   Birdwell Hancock Nichols   Blanco Hinojosa of Hidalgo Parker   Campbell Hinojosa of Nueces Paxton   Cook Huffman Perry   Creighton Hughes Schwertner   Eckhardt Johnson Sparks   Flores Kolkhorst West   Gutierrez Menéndez Zaffirini     Patrick, President of the Senate             ________________________________          President of the Senate               I hereby certify that the     above Resolution was adopted by     the Senate on January 28, 2025.             ________________________________          Secretary of the Senate             ________________________________           Member, Texas Senate