PRINTER'S NO. 791
No. 78 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY PILEGGI, ORIE, BOSCOLA, COSTA, KASUNIC, ROBBINS, FONTANA, C. WILLIAMS, McILHINNEY, FERLO, TARTAGLIONE, RAFFERTY, FOLMER, ARMSTRONG, O'PAKE, ERICKSON, LAVALLE, STACK, REGOLA, D. WHITE, PIPPY AND EARLL, APRIL 2, 2007
REFERRED TO RULES AND EXECUTIVE NOMINATIONS, APRIL 2, 2007
A RESOLUTION 1 Designating April 24, 2007, as "Pennsylvania's Day of 2 Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 1915-1923." 3 WHEREAS, Between 1915 and 1923, the Turkish Ottoman Empire 4 perpetrated genocide on 1.5 million men, women and children of 5 Armenian descent; and 6 WHEREAS, The massacre of the Armenian people attempted to 7 eliminate all traces of the 3,000-year-old Armenian culture and 8 constituted a crime against humanity; and 9 WHEREAS, In order to encourage his followers, Adolph Hitler 10 asked, "Who remembers the Armenians?" prior to his initiation of 11 the Holocaust of European Jews; and 12 WHEREAS, By remembering and openly condemning the atrocities 13 committed against the Armenians, the Commonwealth affirms the 14 need for constant vigilance to prevent similar atrocities in the 15 future; and 16 WHEREAS, Recognition and public awareness of the 92nd 17 anniversary of the Armenian genocide is necessary to ensure that
1 similar acts do not occur in the future; and 2 WHEREAS, Armenia became a free and democratic republic after 3 nearly 70 years of oppressive Soviet rule; and 4 WHEREAS, Armenian Americans residing in Pennsylvania have 5 greatly enriched this Commonwealth as leaders in business, 6 agriculture, academia, government and the arts; therefore be it 7 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate April 24, 2007, as 8 "Pennsylvania's Day of Remembrance of the Armenian Genocide of 9 1915-1923"; and be it further 10 RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be transmitted to 11 the Armenian National Committee of Pennsylvania. C6L82RLE/20070S0078R0791 - 2 -