2000/03/28 City Council Resolution 2000-63RESOLUTION NO. 2000-63
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
OBSERVING
Sunday, April 30, through Sunday, May 7, 2000
DAYS 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. Jews were the primary victims — six million were murdered; Gypsies, the
handicapped, Poles and other groups were also targeted for destruction or decimation 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; and
WHEREAS, we the people of the City of Rohnert Park should always remember
the terrible events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against bigotry and tyranny and
rededicate ourselves to the principles of equality and justice for all; and
WHEREAS, the Days of Remembrance have been set aside for citizens to
remember the inhumanity of those who perpetrated the Holocaust as well as to reflect
upon our own need for respect of all peoples; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Rohnert Park that in support of a U.S. Act of Congress (Public Law 96 -388, October 7,
1980) we declare the week of Sunday, April 30, through Sunday, May 7, 2000, including
the international Day of Remembrance known as Yom Hashoah, as Days of
Remembrance in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
DULYAND REGULARLYADOPTED this 28`h day of March, 2000
CITY OFRO�HNERT PARK
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