WASHINGTON-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs and co-chair of the Bipartisan Taskforce for Combating anti-Semitism, today issued the following statement marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
“On this International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I remember the 11 million people-including six million Jews-who perished in one of humanity’s darkest chapters. In honor of those murdered, we must reassert our commitment to speak out against hatred-in all its heinous forms-in addition to any efforts to deny the Holocaust and rewrite history.
“Combating the same racism and hatred that led to Holocaust must remain an international priority-in our country and around the world-as we continue to reinforce the words of ‘never again’ with international action. We look to Shoah survivors and those who resisted these crimes against humanity to inspire our struggle against bigotry. Because this hatred knows no borders, we must be united worldwide to ensure violence and hatred cannot prevail.".
