Castro Statement on Holocaust Remembrance Day

Statement

Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, Vice Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and a member of the House Intelligence and Education and Labor Committees, released the following statement today to mark Holocaust Remembrance Day:

"On Holocaust Remembrance Day, we look back on one of history's most reprehensible chapters and we honor its victims. But today, it is imperative that we also recognize a harsh reality: Anti-Semitism continues to rear its ugly head, at home and abroad, despite the passage of time and the grim lessons of the past. Jewish communities across the country and around the world still face dangerous stereotypes, scapegoating, and violence at the hands of bigots and extremists. From Poway to Pittsburgh, we have seen Jewish Americans slaughtered in houses of worship as they pursue nothing more than peaceful prayer.

"Today, we must recommit to protecting the right of all peaceful people to worship freely and without duress. We must not forget the unfathomable stories of the Holocaust--and the hazards of our present. We must honor the memory of the Holocaust's victims today and every day, and rededicate ourselves to stamping out the scourge of hate across the world."

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