HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003 02 24 Other - Proclamation in Honor of National Day of Remembrance Read into the Record by Mayor Bush
COMMISSION AGENDA
ITEM A
Consent
Informational
Public Hearings
Regular
February 24.2003
Regular Meeting
Mgr. / Dept.
Authorization
A WARDS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. A. Office Of The Mayor
Presentation Of A Proclamation In Honor Of The National "Day Of Remembrance".
(This Was Read Into The Record By Mayor Bush.)
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;"aD.d
WHEREAS, we the people of the City of Winter Springs should always remember the
terrible events "of the 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 a just 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
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 27 through Sunday, May 4,2003, including the international
Day of Remembrance known as Yom Hashoah, April 29.
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 the week of Sunday, April 27, through
Sunday, May 4, 2003, as
-- DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE - YOM HASHOAH
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
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Robert S. Miller\' Michael S. Blake
Commissioner Commissioner
Edward Martinez, Jr.
Commissioner
Sally McGinnis
Commissioner
David W. McLeod
Commissioner