2015-2016 Bill 5083: Holocaust Butterfly Memorial - South ...



South Carolina General Assembly121st Session, 2015-2016H. 5083STATUS INFORMATIONConcurrent ResolutionSponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Bernstein, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowers, Bradley, Brannon, G.A.?Brown, R.L.?Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clary, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Collins, Corley, H.A.?Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hicks, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, King, Kirby, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McKnight, M.S.?McLeod, W.J.?McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.?Moss, V.S.?Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M.?Smith, G.R.?Smith, J.E.?Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Tinkler, Toole, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and YowDocument Path: l:\council\bills\rm\1531cm16.docxIntroduced in the House on March 10, 2016Introduced in the Senate on March 15, 2016Adopted by the General Assembly on April 26, 2016Summary: Holocaust Butterfly MemorialHISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONSDateBodyAction Description with journal page number3/10/2016HouseIntroduced, adopted, sent to Senate (House Journalpage?35)3/15/2016SenateIntroduced (Senate Journalpage?8)3/15/2016SenateReferred to Committee on General (Senate Journalpage?8)4/21/2016SenateRecalled from Committee on General (Senate Journalpage?4)4/26/2016SenateAdopted, returned to House with concurrence (Senate Journalpage?89)View the latest legislative information at the websiteVERSIONS OF THIS BILL3/10/20164/21/2016RECALLEDApril 21, 2016H.?5083Introduced by Reps. Clemmons, Bernstein, Alexander, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bamberg, Bannister, Bedingfield, Bingham, Bowers, Bradley, Brannon, G.A.?Brown, R.L.?Brown, Burns, Chumley, Clary, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Collins, Corley, H.A.?Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Douglas, Duckworth, Erickson, Felder, Finlay, Forrester, Fry, Funderburk, Gagnon, Gambrell, George, Gilliard, Goldfinch, Govan, Hamilton, Hardee, Hart, Hayes, Henderson, Henegan, Herbkersman, Hicks, Hill, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, Jordan, Kennedy, King, Kirby, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McKnight, M.S.?McLeod, W.J.?McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.?Moss, V.S.?Moss, Murphy, Nanney, Neal, Newton, Norman, Norrell, Ott, Parks, Pitts, Pope, Putnam, Quinn, Ridgeway, Riley, Rivers, RobinsonSimpson, Rutherford, Ryhal, Sandifer, Simrill, G.M.?Smith, G.R.?Smith, J.E.?Smith, Sottile, Southard, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Tinkler, Toole, Weeks, Wells, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and YowS. Printed 4/21/16--S.Read the first time March 15, 2016.????????????A CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONTO REMEMBER ALL THE CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO WERE KILLED IN THE HOLOCAUST, TO HONOR HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AND THEIR RESCUERS AND LIBERATORS, AND TO MARK THE UNVEILING OF THE PERMANENT BUTTERFLY MEMORIAL MONUMENT IN MYRTLE BEACH THAT WILL COMMEMORATE THEM FOR BOTH PRESENT AND FUTURE GENERATIONS.Whereas, it is vitally important that all people of good will perpetuate the memory of certain historic events in their minds and hearts in order to help prevent the repetition of past atrocities committed by one group of people against another. Therefore, the South Carolina House of Representatives is pleased to learn that the Permanent Butterfly Memorial Monument, to be unveiled in Myrtle Beach on May 1, 2016, will stand as an enduring reminder of the children killed in the Holocaust of World War II, their families, and others, as well as of the necessity of remaining alert to any new challenges to the lives and liberty of threatened groups of people; andWhereas, in addition to its primary goal of memorializing the children and their families lost in the Holocaust, the new monument carries a threefold purpose. First, it salutes Holocaust survivors, some of whose children, grandchildren, and greatgrandchildren live among the citizens of Myrtle Beach and across the State of South Carolina; andWhereas, the memorial also commemorates, among many other noble and courageous souls, rescuers like Alice Synnestvedt, who, along with Scandinavian Quakers, saved fifty children in France and more than two hundred fifty artists and musicians during the Holocaust. It honors Irena Sendler, who rescued hundreds of babies from underneath the Nazis’ noses in hospitals. And it honors the liberator soldiers who fought and died in Europe while putting down Hitler and the Nazi scourge, which ended in the murderous destruction of six million Jewish people and many others; andWhereas, the idea for the memorial started in 1998 with a local educator who created a butterfly project in Myrtle Beach. Teacher Eleanor Schiller and her students collected and made one million five hundred thousand paper butterflies, one for each of the children and their families who died in the Holocaustan entirely appropriate choice of commemorative artwork, because to the children in concentration camps, the yellow butterfly was a symbol of hope and freedom. Joy Glunt, an organizer behind the memorial project, conceived the idea to make a permanent monument with the butterfly as the main symbol; andWhereas, with the help of grants, a multitude of donors, and the provision of a display space by the City of Myrtle Beach, the memorial was planned for installation in Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park. The completed monument reads, “In memory of all the children and their families who were killed in the Holocaust and in honor of the Holocaust survivors, the rescuers, and the liberators.” Ageappropriate information will be available to those who visit this educational and historical monument; andWhereas, the House of Representatives encourages the citizens of this great State to visit the Permanent Butterfly Memorial Monument in Myrtle Beach as a reminder never to forget what can happen if we, as a freedomloving people, do not remain vigilant. We must never forget the hard lessons taught by the Holocaust during World War II if we value our own lives and freedom. Now, therefore,Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, remember all the children and their families who were killed in the Holocaust, honor Holocaust survivors and their rescuers and liberators, and mark the unveiling of the Permanent Butterfly Memorial Monument in Myrtle Beach that will commemorate them for both present and future generations.Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to Joy Glunt, project/campaign director for the Permanent Butterfly Memorial Monument, Rabbi Avi Perets of Temple Emanu-El, Rabbi Shlomo Meir Elharar of Beth El, Rabbi David Weissman of Temple Shalom, and Rabbi Doron Aizenman of Chabad of Myrtle Beach.XX ................
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