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  • The bill, S. 91, aims to collectively award a Congressional Gold Medal to 60 diplomats for their courageous efforts to save Jewish people during the Holocaust. These diplomats defied orders from their own governments to issue passports and visas, allowing many Jews to escape...

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    This bill wants to give a special award to 60 brave people who helped save many others during a very bad time in history, known as the Holocaust. It plans to make a shiny gold medal for them and show it in a special museum.

  • S. 91, titled the "Forgotten Heroes of the Holocaust Congressional Gold Medal Act," seeks to award a Congressional Gold Medal to 60 diplomats who bravely and heroically aided Jews during the Holocaust. These diplomats, representing various countries, saved Jewish lives by...

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    This bill is about giving a special gold medal to 60 brave people who helped save Jewish lives during a very scary time called the Holocaust. These helpers risked their own safety, and the medal will honor their courage, with copies sold to help pay for making them.