HomeMy WebLinkAbout2006 04 30 Day of Remembrance
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation
of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and it collaborators between 1933 and 1945. Jews were the
primary victims - six million were murdered; Gypsies, the handicapped, and Poles were also
targeted for destruction or decimation for racial, ethnic, or national reasons. 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 Winter Springs should always remember the
terrible events ofthe Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny; and
WHEREAS, we the people of the City of Winter Springs should actively rededicate
ourselves to the principles of individual freedom in ajust society; and
WHEREAS, the Days of Remembrance have been set aside for the people of the City of
Winter Springs to remember the victims of the Holocaust as well as to reflect on the need for
respect of all peoples; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOHN F. BUSH, by virtue of the authority vested in me as Mayor
of the City of Winter Springs, Florida, do hereby proclaim Sunday, April 30, 2006, as
- DAY 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 we, as citizens of the City of Winter Springs, should
strive to overcome intolerance and indifference through learning and remembrance.
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John F. Bush
Mayor
Robert S. Miller
Commissioner
Michael S. Blake
Commissioner
Donald A. Gilmore
Commissioner
Sally McGinnis
Commissioner
Joanne M. Krebs
Commissioner