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          ASSEMBLY THIRD READING


          ACR  
          15 (Levine, et al.)


          As Introduced  January 29, 2015


          Majority vote


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          |Committee       |Votes |Ayes                |Noes                |
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          |                |      |                    |                    |
          |----------------+------+--------------------+--------------------|
          |Rules           |11-0  |Gordon, Chang,      |                    |
          |                |      |Burke, Campos,      |                    |
          |                |      |Dodd, Jones, Lopez, |                    |
          |                |      |Mayes, Rodriguez,   |                    |
          |                |      |Waldron, Wood       |                    |
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          SUMMARY:  Proclaims April 12 through April 19, 2015, 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  








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            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 12 through April 19, 2015, 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:                                               
          Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800  FN: 0000070