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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
          ACR 31 (Ruskin and Block)
          As Amended February 1, 2010
          Majority vote 

           RULES               11-0                                        
           
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          |Ayes:|Lieu, Gaines, Adams,      |     |                          |
          |     |Fuller, Furutani, Hall,   |     |                          |
          |     |Davis, Silva, Swanson,    |     |                          |
          |     |Torlakson, Yamada         |     |                          |
          |     |                          |     |                          |
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           SUMMARY  :  Proclaims April 12 through April 18, 2010, as  
          California Holocaust Memorial Week and urges Californians to  
          observe these days of remembrance for the victims of the  
          Holocaust in an appropriate manner.  Specifically,  this  
          resolution  makes the following legislative findings:  

          1)More than 60 years have passed since the tragic events we now  
            call the Holocaust transpired, in which six million Jews and  
            five million others were murdered as part of a carefully  
            orchestrated, state-sponsored program of cultural, social, and  
            political annihilation under Nazi tyranny.

          2)We must recognize the heroism of those who provided assistance  
            to the victims of the Nazi regime and teach our children and  
            future generations that acts of heroism during the Holocaust  
            serve as a powerful example of how our Nation and its citizens  
            can, and must, respond to acts of hatred and inhumanity.

          3)The United States Holocaust Memorial Council has designated  
            April 11 through April 18, 2010, as the Days of Remembrance of  
            the Victims of the Holocaust; and we, the people of  
            California, should actively rededicate ourselves to the  
            principles of human rights, individual freedom, and equal  
            protection under the laws of a just and democratic society.

           FISCAL EFFECT  :  None

           
          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 









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