Concerning remembrance of the Holocaust.
House Joint Resolution 26-1027 is a commemorative resolution recognizing the Holocaust and honoring its victims, survivors, rescuers, and the broader historical lessons of the genocide. The resolution recounts the Nazi persecution and murder of Jews and other civilians during World War II, notes the role of Israel as a refuge for survivors, and acknowledges the efforts of Allied forces and non-Jews designated as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish lives.
The resolution also connects Holocaust remembrance to present-day concerns by citing rising antisemitic incidents in the United States and Colorado. It emphasizes the importance of Holocaust and genocide education, antibias efforts, and bullying prevention in schools and universities, and it specifically calls for preventing antisemitic incidents affecting Jewish students, including harassment tied to actual or perceived support for Israel. The resolution is directed to a range of Jewish, educational, interfaith, and Holocaust-related organizations.
As a joint resolution, HJR26-1027 does not amend Colorado statutes or create new legal requirements. Its practical effect is expressive and educational: it formally places the General Assembly on record in support of Holocaust remembrance, antisemitism awareness, and Holocaust/genocide education, and it encourages schools, universities, and community organizations to continue or expand related programming. The resolution also sends copies to numerous advocacy, museum, academic, and community groups, reinforcing state-level recognition of these institutions and their work.
The overall sentiment around the resolution is strongly supportive and solemn. The bill is framed as a bipartisan or broadly supported remembrance measure, with extensive sponsorship in both chambers and no recorded committee or floor opposition in the provided materials. Its tone is reflective, memorializing, and preventive, emphasizing shared responsibility to remember the Holocaust and resist hate.
No explicit controversy or recorded opposition appears in the provided voting or committee materials. The only potentially sensitive policy-related language is the reference to antisemitic incidents targeting Jewish students, including incidents tied to actual or perceived support for Israel, which situates the resolution within current debates over antisemitism, campus climate, and speech-related harassment. Even so, the resolution itself is nonbinding and primarily declarative, so contention appears limited in the available record.