BY Spectrum News Staff Albany
A pair of state legislators from the Capital Region are introducing legislation to establish a New York State Holocaust Memorial near the state Capitol on the Empire State Plaza in Albany.
Sen. Patricia Fahy and Assemblymember Gabriella Romero said in a joint statement Wednesday the site would memorialize the millions of Jews and other victims of the Nazi Holocaust during World War II; teach about the dangers of antisemitism and racism; and provide visitors to the state Capitol an opportunity to learn lessons from Jewish history.