Search Results: keywords:"world war ii refugees"

  • S. 2742 — An Act To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    Status:Engrossed in Senate
    Words:917

    S. 2742 proposes the establishment of the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in New York as part of the National Park System. It aims to preserve and interpret the history of 982 World War II refugees housed at Fort Ontario from 1944 to 1946. The...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 2742 is a plan to make a special park in New York where people can learn about and remember the time when Fort Ontario was a safe place for people escaping World War II. It says who can help take care of the park and how land for the park can be used.

  • S. 2742 — To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    Status:Reported to Senate
    Words:1,993

    S. 2742 aims to establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in New York as part of the National Park System. The monument will commemorate various aspects of history, including Indigenous peoples, past battles at Fort Ontario, and the World War II refugees who lived there....

    Simple Explanation

    Imagine a park that's really special because it tells stories about important things that happened a long time ago. This bill wants to make Fort Ontario in New York a special place like that, so everyone can visit and learn about history, like brave battles and people who needed a safe place to stay during a big war.

  • S. 432 — To establish the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in the State of New York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:943

    S. 432 proposes the establishment of the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park in New York as part of the National Park System. The park aims to preserve and interpret the history of 982 refugees from World War II who found shelter at Fort Ontario...

    Simple Explanation

    This bill wants to make a new historical park in New York to remember a safe place where many people who had to leave their homes during World War II came to stay. The special park will be taken care of by a group that runs parks, and they will work with others to make sure people can learn about its history.

  • H. R. 1031 — To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:929

    H. R. 1031 proposes to establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in New York as a unit of the National Park System, called the Fort Ontario Holocaust Refugee Shelter National Historical Park. The purpose of the park is to preserve and interpret the history of 982 World War...

    Simple Explanation

    H. R. 1031 is a plan to make Fort Ontario in New York part of the National Park System so people can remember that hundreds of people stayed there during World War II to be safe. It will be like a special park to tell their story and help people learn about it.

  • H. R. 9587 — To establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in the State of New York as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:980

    H. R. 9587 proposes to establish the Fort Ontario National Monument in New York as part of the National Park System. The monument aims to preserve and educate about the history of 982 World War II refugees who lived at Fort Ontario from 1944 to 1946. The Secretary of the...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 9587 is a plan to make Fort Ontario in New York a special place managed by the government so people can learn about a time when 982 refugees lived there during World War II, and it will still let kids play sports there.