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House recognizes International Holocaust Remembrance Day, cites prior legislation addressing antisemitism
Summary
On Jan. 27 the Georgia House read House Resolution 50 marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day and heard Representative Silcox note the 80th anniversary of Auschwitz’s liberation and earlier passage of measures defining antisemitism in state law.
On Monday the Georgia House read House Resolution 50, recognizing Jan. 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day and commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. Representative Silcox read the resolution and highlighted the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust’s role in education and remembrance.
Silcox referenced prior state action, saying, "This bill defined anti Semitism in Georgia so it can be prosecuted as part of a hate crime," noting the body’s passage of HB 30 more than a year earlier. She framed the resolution as a reminder to remain vigilant against antisemitism and other forms of persecution and noted recent international events in her remarks.
The resolution’s preamble in the reading restated historical facts about the Holocaust, including the systematic persecution and murder of millions of European Jews and other targeted groups, and noted the commission established by HB 1664 in 1998 to preserve memory and provide educational programs. Representative Silcox yielded the well after reading the resolution and the House stood in recognition.
No on-the-floor debate or roll-call vote on HR 50 is recorded in the provided transcript; the resolution was presented as a ceremonial recognition and readers framed it in the context of remembrance and education.
