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This resolution commemorates January 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day, highlighting the significance of remembering the atrocities committed during the Holocaust. The resolution acknowledges that the Holocaust was a systematic persecution and murder of approximately six million Jews by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II, with millions of other groups also targeted, including Roma, Poles, disabled individuals, LGBTQ individuals, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents. The resolution notes that January 27, 2025, marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration and death camp, and recognizes the United Nations' designation of this date as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution also addresses the ongoing threat of antisemitism, citing the Anti-Defamation League's report of nearly 9,000 antisemitic incidents in the United States in 2023 and a global survey revealing that nearly half of the world's adult population harbors antisemitic attitudes. By commemorating this day, the resolution aims to promote understanding, vigilance against prejudice and hatred, and a commitment to upholding human dignity.