leo schneiderman, an auschwitz survivor, said the following at auschwitz.me in we heard screams and barking of dogs and then we got out of the train and everything went so fast. men separated from women, children torn from the arms of mothers, the elderly chased like cattle, the sick, the disabled were handled like packs of garbage. my mother ran over to me and grabbed me by the shoulders and said, she told me, i'm going to see you no more. take care of your brother, end quote. after years of misery and suffering, only a few thousand had remained when the soviet army arrived on a snowy day in 1945. most of those survivors were too weak to railize that they had been liberate -- to realize that they had been liberated. we must remember what happened and ensure that humanity always prevails over hateful savagery and oppression. and the resolution we are considering today, mr. speaker, commemorates the 65th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz and honors the victims who perished at the hands of the nazis. it expresses gratitude to the people whose efforts

. >> today is holocaust memorial day. 65 years after the liberation of the auschwitz death camp. evil of the holocaust is unique, its lessons must be applied to the racism and anti-semitism of today. so that a better society can be enjoyed by everyone. >> i support what my hon. friend has said. we regard the question of holocaust memorial day which is a very important day. there will be a debate in the house, a book of remembrance can be signed and the education work, the education trust which is very important but we must also bear in mind the lessons that come out on prejudice and discrimination and anti-semitism and we must fight that wherever it rears its head in this country. >> we reveal the company in my constituency has been selling arms detectors to the iraqi government. if the government knew about this why did it wait until the bbc report last friday? if it didn't why would government agencies so curiously incurious about $85 million worth of security equipment to be sent from the united kingdom to a war zone? >> i will ask the secretary of state of business to contact

we bring you another "oscar moment" of >> how do you relate to an illiterate woman who served in auschwitzxtremely difficult to do that in comparison to the other roles have i played i have always been able to in some way connect the dots and dr comparisons to similar experiences in my own life, in my own past. and with this i had nothing. so i always felt, ok, you're terrified. that's a good thing. huge leap of faith. just go in there and make her your own. it was very important for me though not to try and humanize her. i had to understand her. and i had to make her a person, you know. stephen brilliantly put it yesterday the holocaust was started by normal people and it was important for me to remember that, in all of my research and reading what i did and discovering what i learned about ss guards, these were young men and women who didn't know what it was they were signing up for and i have to think of hanna as absolutely one of those people. >> rose: we continue this evening with a consideration of the ipad. it was released by apple last week after months of anticipation. >> we call

clerk: house resolution 1044, resolution commemorating the 65th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz, a nazi concentration and extermination camp. honoring the victims of the holocaust and expressing commitment to strengthen the fight against bigotry and intolerance. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and agree to the resolution as amended. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative -- >> madam speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts. >> on that i ask for the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. those in favor of yeas and nays will rise. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. the members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote.@@ 16 c13 the speaker pro tempore: on this vote the yeas are 414. the nays are zero. 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the resolution is agreed to, and without

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