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1r DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST-APRIL 7–14,2013
WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and
l annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and
1945—six million were murdered; Roma(Gypsies), people with disabilities, and Poles were also
targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic, or national reasons; and millions more,
including homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and political dissidents
also suffered grievous oppression and death under Nazi tyranny; and
WHEREAS, the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral
responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments; and
WHEREAS, we the people of the City of Petaluma should always remember the terrible
events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred,persecution, and tyranny, and should
actively rededicate ourselves to the principles of individual freedom in a just society; and
WHEREAS, the Days of Remembrance have been set aside for the people of the City of
Petaluma to remember the victims of the Holocaust as well as to reflect on the need for respect of
all peoples; and
WHEREAS,pursuant to an Act of Congress (Public Law 96-388, October 7, 1980), the
United States Holocaust Memorial Council designates the Days of Remembrance of the Victims
of the Holocaust to be Sunday, April 7, through Sunday, April 14, 2013, including the Day of
Remembrance known as Yom Hashoah, April 8, 2013.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT I, David Glass, Mayor of Petaluma,
along with the members of the City Council, do hereby proclaim the week of Sunday, April 7,
through Sunday, April 14, 2013, as Days of Remembrance in memory of the victims of the
Holocaust and in honor of the survivors as well as the rescuers and liberators, and further
proclaim that all citizens should work to promote human dignity and confront hate whenever and
wherever it occurs.
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