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Assembly adopts Holocaust Remembrance Day resolution and issues renewed call to confront antisemitism
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The New York State Assembly unanimously adopted a resolution asking the governor to proclaim Jan. 27, 2025, as Holocaust Remembrance Day and featured lengthy floor remarks urging education and stronger action against rising antisemitism.
The New York State Assembly adopted a resolution memorializing Gov. Kathy Hochul to proclaim Jan. 27, 2025, as Holocaust Remembrance Day, speakers said Monday as they urged intensified efforts against antisemitism.
Assemblymember Rosic, sponsor of the resolution, opened the floor discussion by marking the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation and saying the day "compels us not only to remember the atrocities of the past, but to confront the dangerous resurgence of antisemitism in our own time." The measure passed by voice vote.
Members across the chamber recounted family histories, warned about…
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