SR 105 — A resolution to recognize April 13-14, 2026, as Holocaust Remembrance Day.

SR-105,MICHIGAN As Adopted by Senate, April 14, 2026 SENATE RESOLUTIONSenate NO.Resolution No.

105 Offered by Senators Moss, Brinks, Geiss and Theis offeredA RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE APRIL 13-14, 2026 , AS HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY WHEREAS, The horrors of the followingHolocaust resolution:should never be forgotten.

AThe resolutionHolocaust towas recognizethe Aprilstate-sponsored 13-14,systematic 2026,persecution asand Holocaustannihilation Remembranceof Day.European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators from 1933- 1945;

Whereas,and WHEREAS, The horrorsHolocaust ofresulted in the Holocaustextermination shouldof neversix bemillion forgotten.Jews and their potential decedents.

The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators from 1933-1945;

and Whereas, The Holocaust resulted in the extermination of six million Jews and their potential decedents.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Poland, home to the largest Jewish community before World War II, lost 90 percent of its Jewish population.

Greece, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Lithuania, Bohemia, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Latvia each lost more than 70 percent of their Jewish Holocaust Remembrance 26_SR105_AA_1 3as7xz 1 population;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Millions more suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny based on their religion, including Catholic priests, Christian pastors, and Jehovah’s Witnesses;

and Whereas,WHEREAS, The same conspiracies, hatred, and acts of cruelty against Jews persist today.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, Images of the burning of synagogues ought to remain as a part of history in old pictures and film reels from Nazi Germany, but shockingly, Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan was besieged by an antisemitic terror attack on March 12, 2026.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, The history of the Holocaust must instruct the moral and ethical responsibilities of individuals, societies, and government when confronting antisemitism.

It serves as an important Holocaust Remembrance 26_SR105_AA_1 3as7xz 1 reminder of what can happen when we allow bigotry, hatred, and indifference to enter and conquer our societies in moments of peril for Jewish populations.

and Whereas,WHEREAS, The state of Michigan, through PA 170 of 2016, requires that the social studies curriculum for grades 8 to 12 includes age- and grade-appropriate instruction about genocide so students learn about past atrocities, factually and comprehensively.

now, therefore, be it ResolvedRESOLVED byBY theTHE Senate,SENATE, That the members of this legislative body recognize April 13-14, 2026, as Holocaust Remembrance Day;

and be it further Resolved,RESOLVED, That in honor of the victims of the Holocaust, the survivors, and their liberators, the citizens of Michigan should reflect upon this terrible event and strive to overcome hatred and intolerance through both learning and remembrance.

HolocaustAdopted Remembranceby 26_SR105_AA_1the 3as7xzSenate, April 14, 2026.

Secretary of the Senate