HCR36 • 2025

RECOGNIZING APRIL 23RD TO APRIL 24TH, 2025 AS YOM HASHOAH.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Ross Levin
Last action: 2025-04-17
Official status: Passed 4/17/25
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill passed both chambers, but no effective date is listed in the provided metadata; however, resolutions typically take effect immediately upon passage.

Recognizing April 23–24, 2025 as Yom HaShoah

This resolution officially recognizes the time from sundown on April 23 to nightfall on April 24, 2025, as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Delaware.

What This Bill Does

Recognizes a specific two-day period in April 2025 as Yom HaShoah.
Honors the approximately six million Jewish people killed during the Holocaust.
Remembers those who resisted oppression, including participants in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943.
Urges residents to reflect on history and work against prejudice.

Who It Names or Affects

Residents of Delaware

Terms To Know

Yom HaShoah: Holocaust Remembrance Day, observed on the 27th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar.
Concurrent Resolution: A formal statement passed by both chambers of a legislature that does not create new laws or spend money.

Limits and Unknowns

This resolution is symbolic and urges action but does not require specific activities from residents.
The official text does not list an effective date, though the bill passed on April 17, 2025.

Bill History

2025-04-17 Delaware General Assembly
Passed By Senate. Votes: 19 YES 2 ABSENT
2025-04-16 Delaware General Assembly
Introduced in House
2025-04-16 Delaware General Assembly
Passed in House by Voice Vote

Official Summary Text

RECOGNIZING APRIL 23RD TO APRIL 24TH, 2025 AS YOM HASHOAH.
This Concurrent Resolution recognizes sundown on April 23rd, 2025, through nightfall on April 24th, 2025, as Yom HaShoah, and urges all residents to reflect on the lessons of the Holocaust, honor the memory of its victims, and strive to eradicate prejudice and injustice in all forms.

Current Bill Text

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Legislation Document

SPONSOR:

Rep. Ross Levin & Rep. Heffernan & Sen. Sturgeon

Reps. Hilovsky, K. Johnson, Phillips, Snyder-Hall, Spiegelman, Yearick, Harris, Wilson-Anton; Sens. Hoffner, Huxtable, Mantzavinos, Seigfried, Wilson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

153rd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 36

RECOGNIZING APRIL 23RD TO APRIL 24TH, 2025 AS YOM HASHOAH.

WHEREAS, Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, is observed on the 27th day of Nisan in the Hebrew calendar, which begins at sundown on April 23rd and ends at nightfall on April 24th; and

WHEREAS, Yom HaShoah serves as a day of commemoration for the approximately six million Jewish men, women, and children who were murdered by the Nazi regime and its collaborators during the Holocaust; and

WHEREAS, this solemn day also honors the courage, resistance, and resilience of Jewish individuals who defied the oppressors, including those who participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of 1943; and

WHEREAS, Yom HaShoah is observed with moments of silence, candle-lighting ceremonies, educational programs, synagogue services, and remembrance activities across Delaware and throughout the world; and

WHEREAS, the State of Delaware recognizes the importance of remembering and honoring the victims and survivors of the Holocaust, as well as educating future generations about the atrocities committed to prevent such acts from occurring again; and

WHEREAS, it is imperative to combat antisemitism, racism, hatred, and all forms of bigotry through education, awareness, and remembrance; and

WHEREAS, the lessons of the Holocaust remain relevant today, reminding us of the dangers of intolerance and the need to promote human dignity and justice for all.

NOW, THEREFORE:

BE IT RESOLVED, by the House of Representatives of the 153rd General Assembly of the State of Delaware, the Senate concurring therein, that sundown on April 23rd, 2025, through nightfall on April 24th, 2025, is hereby recognized as Yom HaShoah.

SYNOPSIS

This Concurrent Resolution recognizes sundown on April 23rd, 2025, through nightfall on April 24th, 2025, as Yom HaShoah, and urges all residents to reflect on the lessons of the Holocaust, honor the memory of its victims, and strive to eradicate prejudice and injustice in all forms.