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RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 224
PROCLAIMING APRIL 23, 1998 AS YOM HASHOAH, THE DAY OF
REMEMBRANCE FOR HOLOCAUST VICTIMS, IN THE CITY OF
PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA
WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and
annihilation by Nazi Germany and its collaborators of six million European Jews and
others during the period 1933 and 1945; and
WHEREAS, teaching children about the Holocaust keeps alive the memory of the
millions who perished, more than 1.5 million of whom were children; and
WHEREAS, the people of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota should remain vigilant
against bigotry and tyranny, and rededicate ourselves to the principles of equality and
justice, and respect for all peoples; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Act of Congress, the United States Holocaust Memorial
Council designates the Days of Remembrance for Victims of the Holocaust to be April 19,
1998 through April 23, 1998, and the International Day of Remembrace, Yom Hashoah,
as April 23, 1998;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that City Council of the City of Plymouth,
Minnesota, that April 23, 1998 is hereby proclaimed as Yom Hashoah, the Day of
Remembrance for Holocaust Victims, in the City of Plymouth, Minnesota.
Adopted by the City Council on April 15, 1998.
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