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 92 STAT. 628

PUBLIC LAW 95-371—SEPT. 18, 1978

Public Law 95-371 95th Congress Joint Resolution Sept. 18. 1978 [H.J. Res. 1014]

Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust. Designation authorization.

Designating April 28 and 29 of 1979 as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust". Whereas six million Jews and millions of other people were murdered in concentration camps as part of a program of extermination carried out by the Nazi party during World War II; Whereas the people of the United States should recognize that all acts of bigotry are rooted in the cruelty of spirit and the callousness that led the Nazis to commit atrocities against millions of people, and should dedicate themselves to the principle of human equality; Whereas the people of the United States should recognize that tyranny creates the political atmosphere in which bigotry flourishes, and should be vigilant to detect, and ready to resist, the tyrannical exercise of power; Whereas on April 28 and 29 of 1945 the Armed Forces of the United States liberated the surviving victims of Nazi internment in the concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, and revealed to the world evidence of a tragic human holocaust that must never be forgotten; and Whereas the Nazi concentration camp in Dachau, Germany, is not only a shocking symbol of Nazi brutality and destruction, but also a symbol of the danger inherent in tyranny, the pernicious quality of bigotry, and the human capacity to be cruel: Now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That April 28 and 29 of 1979 are designated as "Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust", and the President is authorized and requested to issue a proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to observe such days with appropriate ceremonies and activities. Approved September 18, 1978.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: SENATE REPORT No. 95-980 (Comm. on the Judiciary). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 124 (1978): Aug. 17, considered and passed House. Aug. 25, considered and passed Senate. WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 14, No. 38: Sept. 18, Presidential statement.

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