2003/03/11 City Council ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2003 -40
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK OBSERVING
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF HOLOCAUST VICTIMS
WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state - sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of
European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945. Although Jews were the
primary victims with over six million murdered, the handicapped, homosexuals, Gypsies, Poles, Jehovah's
Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, political dissidents and other groups were also targeted for annihilation
for racial, ethnic, or national reasons; and
WHEREAS, the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral
responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments. Thousands stood against the persecution and
slaughter of innocent people. It is their rare heroism that remains a source of inspiration; and
WHEREAS, we, the citizens of the City of Rohnert Park, should always remember the
unspeakable deeds of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against prejudice and tyranny and dedicate
ourselves to the principles of equal justice for all; and
WHEREAS, a Day of Remembrance has been set aside for people everywhere to pause and
remember the inhumanity of those who perpetrated the Holocaust and to reflect upon everyone's need for
tolerance from all peoples; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park that it
supports the U.S. Act of Congress (Public Law 96 -388, October 7, 1980) recognizing April 29, 2003 as
Yom Ha- Shoah, the International Day of Remembrance for victims of the Holocaust.
CITY OF ROHNERT //PARK
Mayor
ATTEST:
De y City erk
DULYAND REGULARLYADOPTED this I I' dgy of March 2003
'LORES: AYE MACKENZIE:AYE
[ORDIN: AYE SPRADLIN: AYE
VIDAK- MARTINEZ:AYE
AYES: (5) NOES: (0) ABSENT: (0) ABSTAIN: (0)
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