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HR0933
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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Representatives wish to commend the City of Crest Hill on the
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occasion of the 84th anniversary of the dedication of the
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Lidice Memorial; and

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WHEREAS, Lidice was a small Czechoslovakian village
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located in the region of Bohemia and Moravia, formerly
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occupied by Nazi Germany during World War II; and

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WHEREAS, Reinhard Heydrich, a high-ranking Nazi official,
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was killed as the result of a top-secret British and
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Czechoslovak operation in June 1942; and

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WHEREAS, In retaliation for the assassination and as a
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result of false accusations leveled against two local
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families, Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler ordered the total
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annihilation of Lidice as collective punishment on June 9,
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1942; and

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WHEREAS, On that evening, Nazi forces entered Lidice,
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separating the men and boys over the age of 15 from the women
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and remaining children; the 173 men and boys were held in farm
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buildings and, at 7:00 a.m. on June 10, were shot by an
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execution squad in groups of ten; and

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WHEREAS, An additional 20 townspeople were rounded up from
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work and sent to Prague, Czechoslovakia, where they were
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executed at a shooting range; and

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WHEREAS, The women of Lidice were shipped to the
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Ravensbrück concentration camp, the largest concentration camp
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for women within Germany's pre-war borders, where they endured
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forced labor, medical experimentation, and execution in gas
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chambers; and

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WHEREAS, The children of Lidice suffered a harrowing fate,
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being deported to Lodz, Poland to be evaluated for potential
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"Germanization" under Nazi racial laws; nine children were
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selected for "Germanization" through the Lebensborn Program,
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while approximately 80 other children deemed unsuitable were
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brutally murdered, believed by historians to have been
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executed in a gas chamber at the Chelmno killing center; the 14
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youngest infants and babies were placed in orphanages, with
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only eight surviving the war; and

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WHEREAS, The entire village and landscape of Lidice was
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ploughed flat by the Nazis, and its destruction was broadcast
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to the world as propaganda; and

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WHEREAS, Adolf Hitler's attempt at total elimination

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instead transformed Lidice and the story of its people into an
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international symbol of resistance against Nazi brutality and
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depravity that endures to this day; and

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WHEREAS, Just two days after the horrific brutality
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against the people of Lidice began, Dominic Romano, developer
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of what was then known as the Stern Park subdivision, became
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the first person in the world to rename his development after
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Lidice in honor of the martyred village, dedicating it on July
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12, 1942, establishing a monument, and later rededicating it
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during a visit by exiled Czechoslovakian President Edvard
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Benes in May 1943; and

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WHEREAS, The town of Lidice, Illinois was incorporated
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into the City of Crest Hill in 1960, establishing an enduring
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bond as Lidice's sister city; and

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WHEREAS, Following the destruction of the original
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monument by vandals in 1995, a larger granite monument, plaza,
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and park were built through the generosity of the
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Czechoslovakian American Congress and global donations, and
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the memorial was subsequently enhanced through the
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multigenerational volunteerism of Crest Hill mayors and
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elected officials, local businesses, Eagle Scouts, and civic
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organizations; and

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WHEREAS, In unity with the Park of Peace and Friendship in
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Lidice, Czech Republic, the City of Crest Hill planted 82 rose
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bushes to mirror the village's thousands of roses, explicitly
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honoring the memory of the 82 innocent children of Lidice who
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were slain; and

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WHEREAS, Located at Hosmer Lane and Prairie Avenue, the
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Lidice Memorial stands today as a jewel of Crest Hill and as a
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vital destination stop for visitors along U.S. Route 66,
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serving as a critical demonstration of unity and resistance to
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tyranny for Czechoslovakians, veterans, Jewish people, and the
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many peoples who suffered under Nazi depravity; therefore, be
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it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we commend the City of Crest Hill on the 84-year anniversary of
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the dedication of the Lidice Memorial, and we express our
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deepest gratitude to Crest Hill and its residents for their
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multigenerational dedication to maintaining such a worthy,
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globally-recognized endeavor; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we urge remembrance of the martyred Village
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of Lidice by Illinoisans, Americans, and people across the
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world as a moment in history that should never be forgotten;
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and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
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presented to Mayor Raymond R. Soliman of the City of Crest Hill
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as a symbol of our esteem and respect.

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