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IVhereas, the Holocaust was the state - sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of
European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945, and '
ll'hereas, during the Holocaust, six million people were murdered and millions more 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
I Yhereas, we should always remember the terrible events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant
against hatred, persecution, and tyranny, and should actively rededicate ourselves to the
principles of individual freedom in a just society; and
Whereas, pursuant to an Act of Congress, the United States Holocaust Memorial Council has
designated Days of Remembrance to remember the victims of the Holocaust, as well as to reflect
on the need for respect of all peoples;
Now, therefore, I, Jay T. Schlum, Mayor, do hereby proclaim the week of April 15 through
22, 2012 as Days of Remembrance in the Town of Fountain Hills in memory of the victims of the
Holocaust and in honor of the survivors, as well as the rescuers and liberators, and do further
proclaim that we, as citizens of Fountain Hills, should work to promote human dignity and
confront hate whenever and wherever it occurs.
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Schlum, Mavor Develyn J Dena er, own Clerk