Joint Statement on Funding for Holocaust Museum Boston

BOSTON (4/4/2025) — Senate President Karen E. Spilka, House Speaker Ronald J. Mariano, Senate Ways & Means Chair Michael J. Rodrigues, and House Ways & Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz released the following statement on state funding for the Holocaust Museum Boston. 

"The inhumanities of the Holocaust stand as a permanent reminder of why tolerance, education, and democracy must be cherished. Today, as we see the erosion of these values across our nation, it is as important as ever to see the humanity in every individual, and to educate ourselves about the history that we are sure to repeat if we don’t. 

"Building on our past efforts to support genocide education and guard against hate-based attacks, our chambers are each committing $5 million in state funds, $10 million in total, to support the Holocaust Museum Boston, an institution that will serve as a powerful reminder of the atrocities perpetrated because of prejudice, the importance of resisting hate in every form, and the power of democratic institutions to fight back against bigotry and dehumanization.

"We stand united in the hope that the lessons of our past will guide us towards a peaceful and more tolerant future."

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