HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-06 Designating the Days of Rememberance of the Vitims of the Holocaust as April 26-May 3, 1992RESOLUTION NO. 6
SERIES 1992
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE
VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST AS APRIL 26 -MAY 3, 1992.
WHEREAS, from 1933 to 1945, six million Jews were murdered in the Nazi
Holocaust as part of a systematic program of genocide, and tens of thousands of
Gypsies as well as millions of other people perished as victims of Nazism; and
WHEREAS, the people of the Town of Vail should remember the atrocities
committed by the Nazis; and
WHEREAS, the people of the Town of Vail should remain eternally vigilant
against all tyranny, and recognize that hatred and bigotry provide a breeding ground
for tyranny to flourish; and
WHEREAS, April 30, 9992, has been designated pursuant to an Act of
Congress as a Day of Remembrance of the Victims of the Nazi Holocaust, known
internationally as Yom Hashoah; and
WHEREAS, i# is appropriate forthe people of the Town of Vail to join with the
United States Holocaust Memorial Council in the commemoration:
f~ Now, therefore, I, aS Mayor of the Town of Vail proclaim that, in memory of
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f the victims of the Holocaust, and in the hope that we will strive always to overcome
prejudice and inhumanity through education, vigilance and resistance, proclaim that
the week of Sunday, April 30 through Sunday, May 3, 1992 is hereby designated
as the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust.
INTRODUCED, READ, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March,
1992.
ATTEST:
Mart a Raecker, Town Clerk
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MargaF~t A. Osterfoss, Mayor,
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