SPONSOR:UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1809 A RESOLUTION recognizing January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Rep.WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and attempted annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945 during which six million Jews were murdered;

Spiegelmanand &WHEREAS, Rep.the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments;

Heffernanand onWHEREAS, behalfwe the people of allthe RepresentativesCommonwealth HOUSEof OFKentucky REPRESENTATIVESshould 150thalways GENERALremember ASSEMBLYthe HOUSEterrible RESOLUTIONevents NO.of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny;

5and RECOGNIZINGWHEREAS, JANUARYin 27,the 2019,aftermath ASof THEthe ANNUALOctober INTERNATIONAL7, HOLOCAUST2023, REMEMBRANCEatrocities, DAY.the bloodiest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust, and after the Sydney Menorah Massacre, where 15 people were murdered at a celebration of Chanukah, we are reminded of the vow, "Never Again";

and WHEREAS, inrising 2005antisemitism in the United NationsStates passedmakes resolutionclear 60/7,the designatingneed Januaryfor 27thcontinued asvigilance Internationaland Holocaustdedication Remembranceto Day;the principles of individual freedom in a just society;

and WHEREAS, thisthe specificKentucky dateJewish wasCouncil's chosenannual becausereport ofon itsantisemitism significancemakes asclear theour anniversaryneed ofto thecombat Russianantisemitism liberationhere ofin the AuschwitzCommonwealth; concentration camp on January 27, 1945;

and WHEREAS, on November 1, 2005, the AuschwitzUnited concentrationNations campGeneral wasAssembly adopted Resolution 60/7 to designate January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day to correspond with the largestanniversary campof operatedthe byliberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, and it is meant to honor the Nazisvictims duringof Nazism and to condemn all forms of "religious intolerance, incitement, harassment or violence against persons or communities based on ethnic origin or religious belief" throughout the holocaust;world;

andNOW, WHEREAS,THEREFORE, overBe 10it millionresolved individuals,by includingthe closeSenate toof 6the millionGeneral peopleAssembly of Jewishthe faith,Commonwealth diedof duringPage the1 Holocaustof in2 theseXXXX camps;1/14/2026 9:59 AM Jacketed UNOFFICIAL COPY 26 RS BR 1809 Kentucky:

andSection WHEREAS,1. we as a society must recognize and remember this horrific occurrence, in order to ensure that we never allow it to reoccur;

NOW,The THEREFORE:members of the Senate hereby recognize January 27, 2026, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, in memory of the victims of the Holocaust and in honor of the survivors as well as the rescuers and liberators, and further proclaim that we, as citizens of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, should work to promote human dignity and confront antisemitism and hate whenever and wherever it occurs.

BEPage IT2 RESOLVED by the Delaware House of Representatives2 ofXXXX the1/14/2026 150th9:59 GeneralAM AssemblyJacketed of the State of Delaware that January 27, 2019 is hereby recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

SYNOPSIS This resolution recognizes January 27, 2019 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.

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