Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton today introduced a Senate Resolution urging all European nations to allow for open access to the Holocaust archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany. The records are the largest closed World-War II-era archives in the world, holding an estimated 50 million records that disclose the fate of some 17.5 million victims.
The resolution was introduced in the House by Representative Alcee Hastings (D-FL), Chairman of the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission), of which Senator Clinton is a member. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has unanimously approved the resolution.
“These records hold the key for millions of families who have tried for more than 60 years to piece together information about the fate of their loved ones. As we approach Holocaust Remembrance Day this Sunday, we should do everything we can to give these families the access they deserve and keep the pressure on countries that have not yet completed the ratification process,” said Senator Clinton.
To open access to these archives, each of the 11 members of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) must individually ratify the May 2006 amendments to the 1955 Bonn Accords. To date, only five of the member countries — the United States, Israel, Poland, the Netherlands, and the U.K. — have ratified the treaty; Belgium, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, and Luxembourg have not. The annual meeting of the Commission will be held next month.
The Senate resolution introduced today is also cosponsored by Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Frank Lautenberg (D-NJ), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Edward Kennedy (D-MA), John Kerry (D-MA) and Charles Schumer (D-NY).
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not only does she want the archives opened, she wants the holocaust repeated.. stay away from this machshaifo at all lengths
dont say she wants them opened she wants some jewish votes
neturei karta is probaly against this
Sadly, most of the Jewish community will indeed vote for this anti semitic fraud. She is despicable!
Hillary is for. Neturei Karta against.
Wow. Talk about a dilemma!
A gutten!
hey flatbusher – we finally agree on something!!! Have a Great Shabbos everyone
just vote for rudy
why were these record not available untill now? Why is germany hiding this stuff. I thought they cooperated years ago on this?
‘……will indeed vote for this anti semitic fraud’
Either she is an anti semite or a fraud! I stand to be corrected but doesnt that sentece consist of 2 negatives which would imply that she ACTS like she hates Jews but in fact doesnt??
she deperetly needs votes, so she will find a [so called] jewish name thats sounds similer to hers and bingo she’s jewish, now everyone is going to vote for her, just like when she ran for senate the first time she said she had a jewish grandfather