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          CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS


          ACR  
          15 (Levine, et al.)


          As Amended  September 2, 2015


          Majority vote


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               (adopted by unanimous vote)




          Original Committee Reference:  RLS.


          SUMMARY:  Proclaims April 12, 2015, 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  
            to the victims of the Nazi regime and teach our children and  
            future generations that acts of heroism during the Holocaust  








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            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, 2015, 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


          The Senate amendments add coauthors and make a technical change  
          to the resolution.


          Analysis Prepared by:                                             
                          Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800  FN:  
          0002076