HR50: HR50 International Holocaust Remembrance Day; January 27, 2025; recognize

This resolution from the Georgia House of Representatives formally recognizes January 27, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. It recounts the history of the Holocaust, the Nazi persecution and murder of six million Jews and millions of others including Roma, people with disabilities, and Poles, and notes that January 27 marks the anniversary of the Soviet army's liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp in 1945. The resolution also references the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, created by state law in 1998, which runs educational programs about the Holocaust. It directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press. As a resolution rather than a bill, it does not change any Georgia statute; it is a formal statement of recognition.

• Formally recognizes January 27, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in the Georgia House of Representatives.
• Recounts the history of the Holocaust and the 1945 liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau as the basis for the recognition.
• References the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, a state agency created in 1998, and its educational mission.
• Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.

This resolution mainly affects the Georgia House of Representatives itself, as a formal statement, and the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, which is referenced. It does not impose obligations on private citizens, businesses, or other state agencies.

The resolution does not change any law or fund any program; it is a symbolic statement by the Georgia House marking a historical anniversary and affirming public awareness of Holocaust history and its lessons about hatred and antisemitism.

• The whereas clauses describe the Holocaust's history, the establishment of the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust in 1998 under HB 1664, and the 1945 liberation of Auschwitz.
• The resolved clause recognizes January 27, 2025 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
• A further resolved clause authorizes and directs the Clerk of the House to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and press.

1. 2025-01-27House Read and Adopted (House)
2. 2025-01-27House First Readers (House)
3. 2025-01-27House Hopper (House)

• Deborah Silcox (R, HD-053)Primary sponsor

• Holocaust remembrance
• state resolutions
• Georgia Commission on the Holocaust
• antisemitism