anything to comparable to auschwitz. this was only deportation, and things happened on the road. >> simon: but the deportations ended in massacres, didn't they? >> sensoy: no, it did not. >> simon: weren't there massacres, mass executions and death marches of the armenians? >> sensoy: there was no death marches of armenians. there was deportation and tragic things happened. many people perished under the deprivations of the first world war. >> simon: but did what happen in 1915 amount to genocide? the u.n. defines it as the intent to destroy a racial, ethnic or religious group. >> sensoy: the most important thing is the intent. the killings is something else; it's happened on both sides. but whether it constitutes genocide is another matter. it is a legal word and it should not be lightly used. >> simon: but you're saying there was no intention of the turkish government... >> sensoy: there was no intention of annihilating in whole or in part the armenian population. >> simon: bishop sarkin sarkissian is convinced that th

i can tell you that i am a son of auschwitz survivors, and auschwitz, one of the things you struggle with in this book is the period of time that has elapsed since the serious story happens, the part of history happened and because of that long time period you struggle with trying to make an indelible mark in history of a true event that happened in time. it's very emotional for me because i live every day with the effects of what happened 70 years ago to my mother as a young child and they chose her from one line to the next. we sit now in a building where i walk around and i see, thank god, jewish names on walls that donated for this building out of the ashes of the holocaust. there are countless documentary's in the world today addressing the denial of the holocaust. we have a leader of the country close to 30 million people, mahmoud ahmadinejad as an official policy of very advanced country whose more than half its population is under the age of 30-years-old denies the holocaust. >> with full respect let's stay on the subject of the books and ensure we have enough time for everyo

methodical devouring and destruction of a whole continent, the labor concentration and death camps at auschwitz and others. . may our actions and may our remembrance honor the courage and bravery shown by the millions murdered only seven decades ago. mr. speaker, just as our 34th president, general eisenhower, made sure that things he had seen were not quickly forgotten, may this year's ceremony in the capitol rotunda be a solemn and fitting reminder of the victims of the holocaust. i'm pleased to support this bipartisan resolution and encourage the support of my colleagues. thank you, mr. speaker, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from florida. mr. klein: we have no more speakers, mr. speaker -- we have no more speakers, mr. speaker. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida reserves. the gentleman from mississippi. mr. harper: mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentl

of edith stein the jewish convert to catholicism who became a carmelite nun and was martyred in auschwitzand that's a relic and that's a part of the wedding dress she wore on her final profession as a carmelite. i got edith stein and the blessed mother and john paul ii and then two of my heroes archbishop john carol the first catholic bishop of the united states and father john courtney murray, the great jesuit theologian of freedom who appears to be tilting a bit here. maybe we can straighten father murray out. >> can i ask you about all these medals down here? >> well, some of these are awards that i've been given. some of them are just decorative. this is perhaps of interest. this is called the gloria artist gold medal it's given by the republic of poland for contributions to polish and world culture. and i'm very proud of the fact that i'm one of two nonpoles to have received that since it was created. and then i think this is just one of the great photographs of our time here, john paul ii putting a prayer on the western wall of the temple in jerusalem. my theological library is arra

this is representation of edith stein, the convert to catholicism who was murdered in auschwitz in 1942ic. that is a piece of the wedding dress she wore on her final profession as a comrade. so i've got the blessed mother and john paul ii and in two of my heroes, archbishop carroll, the first catholic bishop of the united states and father john murray, the great theologian for religious freedom judge who appears to be tilted a bit. maybe we can straighten father murray out. >> can i ask you about all of these metals down here? >> some of these are the words that i've been given. some of them are just decorative this is perhaps of interest. this is the glory artist gold medal given by the republic of poland for contributions to polish and world culture and i'm very proud of the fact i'm one of two long pole wished to receive that in a sense it was created. this is one of the great photographs of our time, john paul ii in prayer in the temple in jerusalem. my theological libraries arranged a alphabetically by authors so we have got a dustin, con thar come avery, etc. etc. and in moves ove