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-SR-105, As Adopted by Senate, April 14, 2026
+SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 105
 
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+Senator Moss offered
+the following resolution:
 
-SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 105
-Senators Moss, Brinks, Geiss and Theis offered the following
-resolution:
-A resolution to recognize April 13-14, 2026, as Holocaust 1
-Remembrance Day. 2
-Whereas, The horrors of the Holocaust should never be 3
-forgotten. The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic 4
-persecution and annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and 5
-its collaborators from 1933-1945; and 6
-Whereas, The Holocaust resulted in the extermination of six 7
-million Jews and their potential decedents. The world’s Jewish 8
-population was reduced by one-third; and 9
-Whereas, Poland, home to the largest Jewish community before 10
-World War II, lost 90 percent of its Jewish population. Greece, 11
-Yugoslavia, Hungary, Lithuania, Bohemia, the Netherlands, Slovakia, 12
-and Latvia each lost more than 70 percent of their Jewish 13
-2
+A resolution to recognize April 13-14,
+2026, as Holocaust Remembrance Day.
 
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-population; and 1
-Whereas, Millions more suffered grievous oppression and death 2
-under Nazi tyranny based on their religion, including Catholic 3
-priests, Christian pastors, and Jehovah’s Witnesses; their national 4
-origin, including Poles, Soviets, Ukrainians and Sorbs; their 5
-ethnicity and culture, including the Romani people; their political 6
-beliefs, including courageous resisters and government dissidents; 7
-their physical appearance, including those with disabilities; and 8
-their sexual orientation and gender identity; and 9
-Whereas, The same conspiracies, hatred, and acts of cruelty 10
-against Jews persist today. The Anti-Defamation League’s most 11
-recent report tracked that antisemitic incidents increased 344 12
-percent over the past five years. In 2024, there was an increase in 13
-assaults by 21 percent, harassment on college campuses by 84 14
-percent, and acts of vandalism by 20 percent. This data amounts to 15
-the highest level of antisemitism in the 46 years these incidents 16
-have been tracked, as well as a significant increase over 2023 17
-which set the previous record for antisemitic incidents; and 18
-Whereas, Images of the burning of synagogues ought to remain 19
-as a part of history in old pictures and film reels from Nazi 20
-Germany, but shockingly, Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan 21
-was besieged by an antisemitic terror attack on March 12, 2026. 22
-More than 100 children and staff were saved by the heroic actions 23
-of the temple’s security staff but the threat to their lives echoes 24
-some of the darkest episodes of antisemitic horror from the past; 25
-and 26
-Whereas, The history of the Holocaust must instruct the moral 27
-and ethical responsibilities of individuals, societies, and 28
-government when confronting antisemitism. It serves as an important 29
-3
+Whereas, The horrors of the Holocaust should never be
+forgotten. The Holocaust was the state-sponsored systematic persecution and
+annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators from
+1933-1945; and
 
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-reminder of what can happen when we allow bigotry, hatred, and 1
-indifference to enter and conquer our societies in moments of peril 2
-for Jewish populations. These lessons must not expire; and 3
-Whereas, The state of Michigan, through PA 170 of 2016, 4
-requires that the social studies curriculum for grades 8 to 12 5
-includes age- and grade-appropriate instruction about genocide so 6
-students learn about past atrocities, factually and 7
-comprehensively. This education provides future generations with 8
-tools to ensure the evils in history are not repeated; now, 9
-therefore, be it 10
-Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative 11
-body recognize April 13-14, 2026, as Holocaust Remembrance Day; and 12
-be it further 13
-Resolved, That in honor of the victims of the Holocaust, the 14
-survivors, and their liberators, the citizens of Michigan should 15
-reflect upon this terrible event and strive to overcome hatred and 16
-intolerance through both learning and remembrance. 17
+Whereas, The Holocaust resulted in the extermination of six
+million Jews and their potential decedents. The world�s Jewish population was
+reduced by one-third; and
+
+Whereas, Poland, home to the largest Jewish community before
+World War II, lost 90 percent of its Jewish population. Greece, Yugoslavia,
+Hungary, Lithuania, Bohemia, the Netherlands, Slovakia, and Latvia each lost
+more than 70 percent of their Jewish population; and
+
+Whereas, Millions more suffered grievous oppression and death
+under Nazi tyranny based on their religion, including Catholic priests,
+Christian pastors, and Jehovah�s Witnesses; their national origin, including
+Poles, Soviets, Ukrainians and Sorbs; their ethnicity and culture, including
+the Romani people; their political beliefs, including courageous resisters and
+government dissidents; their physical appearance, including those with
+disabilities; and their sexual orientation and gender identity; and
+
+Whereas, The same conspiracies, hatred, and acts of cruelty
+against Jews persist today. The Anti-Defamation League�s most recent report
+tracked that antisemitic incidents increased 344 percent over the past five
+years. In 2024, there was an increase in assaults by 21 percent, harassment on
+college campuses by 84 percent, and acts of vandalism by 20 percent. This data
+amounts to the highest level of antisemitism in the 46 years these incidents
+have been tracked, as well as a significant increase over 2023 which set the
+previous record for antisemitic incidents; and
+
+Whereas, Images of the burning of synagogues ought to remain
+as a part of history in old pictures and film reels from Nazi Germany, but
+shockingly, Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michigan was besieged by an
+antisemitic terror attack on March 12, 2026. More than 100 children and staff
+were saved by the heroic actions of the temple�s security staff but the threat
+to their lives echoes some of the darkest episodes of antisemitic horror from
+the past; and
+
+Whereas, The history of the Holocaust must instruct the moral
+and ethical responsibilities of individuals, societies, and government when
+confronting antisemitism. It serves as an important reminder of what can happen
+when we allow bigotry, hatred, and indifference to enter and conquer our
+societies in moments of peril for Jewish populations. These lessons must not
+expire; and
+
+Whereas, The state of Michigan, through PA 170 of 2016,
+requires that the social studies curriculum for grades 8 to 12 includes age-
+and grade-appropriate instruction about genocide so students learn about past
+atrocities, factually and comprehensively. This education provides future generations
+with tools to ensure the evils in history are not repeated; now, therefore, be
+it
+
+Resolved by the Senate, That the members of this legislative
+body recognize April 13-14, 2026, as Holocaust Remembrance Day; and be it
+further
+
+Resolved, That in honor of the victims of the Holocaust, the
+survivors, and their liberators, the citizens of Michigan should reflect upon
+this terrible event and strive to overcome hatred and intolerance through both
+learning and remembrance.