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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 227
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas takes pleasure in |
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recognizing the Anti-Defamation League on the occasion of its |
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100th anniversary; and |
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WHEREAS, This invaluable organization has spent the past |
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century working to eradicate prejudice, racism, and bigotry of |
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all forms; and |
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WHEREAS, Founded in 1913 to fight the defamation of the |
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Jewish people, the league in its early years targeted quotas |
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limiting the admission of Jews to American colleges and |
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universities and fought the exclusion of Jews from specific |
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neighborhoods and professions; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1930s, the league took on the mantle of |
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fighting for American democracy; responding to the rise of |
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fascist and nativist groups, it established a research division |
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that monitored and exposed extremists, an operation that is still |
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in existence today; and |
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WHEREAS, From the 1940s through the 1960s, the group worked |
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particularly closely with African Americans, helping black |
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citizens navigate the judicial and legislative systems and |
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working to expose acts plotted by the Ku Klux Klan; and |
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WHEREAS, In the 1970s, the league opened offices in Israel |
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and worked against a boycott of companies doing business with |
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Israel; and |
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WHEREAS, The Anti-Defamation League later launched its A |
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World of Difference Institute and has helped innumerable |
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students around the globe learn how to fight bias and hatred; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding organization has spent the past |
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century defending the downtrodden, regardless of race, creed, or |
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religion, and it is highly deserving of praise and recognition; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, |
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83rd Legislature, hereby commend the Anti-Defamation League on |
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the occasion of its 100th anniversary and extend to its members |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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the organization as an expression of high regard from the Texas |
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Senate. |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on February 18, 2013. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |