,,iii #aadth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 ,,res4 #ce ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bb1 #bjae ,ms4 ,mikulski 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 and ,mr4 ,kirk7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations ,,resolution ,commemorating the #gjth anniversary of the liberation of the ,auschwitz extermination camp in ,nazi-occupied ,poland4 ,whereas1 on ,january #bg1 #aide1 the ,auschwitz extermination camp in ,nazi-occupied ,poland was liberated by ,allied ,forces during ,world ,war ,,ii after almost #e years of murder1 rape1 and torture at the camp2 ,whereas #a1ajj1jjj innocent civilians were murdered at the ,auschwitz extermination camp2 ,whereas nearly #a1cjj1jjj innocent civilians were deported to ,auschwitz from their homes across ,eastern and ,western ,europe1 particularly from ,hungary1 ,poland1 and ,france2 ,whereas #a1jjj1jjj of the civilians who perished at the camp were ,jews1 along with #ajj1jjj non-,jewish ,poles1 ,roma and ,sinti individuals1 ,soviet prisoners of war1 ,jehovah's ,witnesses1 gay men and women1 and other ethnic minorities2 ,whereas these civilians included farmers1 tailors1 seamstresses1 factory hands1 accountants1 doctors1 teachers1 small-business owners1 clergy1 intellectuals1 government officials1 and political activists2 ,whereas these civilians were subjected to torture1 forced labor1 starvation1 rape1 medical experiments1 and being separated from loved ones2 ,whereas the names of many of these civilians who perished have been lost forever2 ,whereas the ,auschwitz extermination camp symbolizes the extraordinary brutality of the ,holocaust2 ,whereas the people of the ,united ,states must never forget the terrible crimes against humanity committed at the ,auschwitz extermination camp2 ,whereas the people of the ,united ,states must educate future generations to promote understanding of the dangers of intolerance in order to prevent similar injustices from happening again2 and ,whereas commemoration of the liberation of the ,auschwitz extermination camp will instill in all people of the ,united ,states a greater awareness of the ,holocaust3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commemorates ,january #bg1 #bjae1 as the #gjth anniversary of the liberation of the ,auschwitz extermination camp by ,allied ,forces during ,world ,war ,,ii2 7#b7 calls on all people of the ,united ,states to remember the #a1ajj1jjj innocent victims murdered at the ,auschwitz extermination camp as part of the ,holocaust2 7#c7 honors the legacy of the survivors of the ,holocaust and of the ,auschwitz extermination camp2 and 7#d7 calls on the people of the ,united ,states to continue to work toward tolerance1 peace1 and justice and to end all genocide and persecution4