A resolution honoring Dr. Feng Shan Ho, a man of great courage and humanity, who saved the lives of thousands of Austrian Jews between 1938 and 1940.

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SRES 588

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Jun 6, 2008

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consider ...

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Austria China Commemorations Congressional tributes Diplomats East Asia Europe History Immigration International Affairs Jewish holocaust (1939-1945) Visas

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Honors the courage and humanity of Dr. Feng Shan Ho for acting at great personal risk to issue Chinese visas to Jews in Vienna between 1938 and 1940.

Recognizes his heroic deeds in saving the lives of thousands of Jewish persons by allowing them to escape the Holocaust.

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Jun 6, 2008

Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5374-5375; text as passed Senate: CR S5375; text of measure as introduced: CR S5372-5373)
Jun 6, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5374-5375; text as passed Senate: CR S5375; text of measure as introduced: CR S5372-5373)
Jun 6, 2008

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