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          Date of Hearing:   April 3, 2014

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                              Richard S. Gordon, Chair
                  ACR 120 (Levine) - As Introduced:  March 10, 2014
           
          SUBJECT  :   California Holocaust Memorial Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Proclaims April 27 through May 4, 2014, as California  
          Holocaust Memorial Week and would urge 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 65 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 27 through May 4, 2014, 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

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          Anti-Defamation League (ADL)

           Opposition 
           
          None on file.
           








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          Analysis Prepared by  :    Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800