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Days of Remembrance <br /> April 15-22, 2007 <br /> Whereas: The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systemic persecution and annihilation of <br /> European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; and <br /> Whereas: Six million Jews along with hundreds of thousands of Poles, Gypsies,people <br /> with handicaps,homosexuals, Jehovah's Witnesses,prisoners of war and political dissidents <br /> suffered grievously and were murdered under Nazi tyranny; and <br /> Whereas: The history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral <br /> responsibilities of individuals, societies and governments; and <br /> Whereas: The Days of Remembrance have been set aside as a time for all to remember the <br /> victims of the Holocaust as well as to reflect on the need for respect of all people to strive to <br /> overcome intolerance and indifference through learning and remembrance; and <br /> Whereas: The people of the City of Roseville remember the terrible events of the Holocaust <br /> and especially the deaths of more than a million children who were victims and remain vigilant <br /> against hatred,persecution and tyranny; and <br /> Whereas: The people of Roseville are dedicated to the principles of individual freedom in a <br /> just society; and <br /> Whereas: The Roseville community honors the memory of the victims, survivors, rescuers <br /> and liberators of the Holocaust. <br /> Now,Therefore Be It Resolved,that the City Council hereby declare April 15 to April 22 2007, <br /> including the Day of Remembrance known as Yom Hashoah on April 15, to be Days of <br /> Remembrance in the City of Roseville, County of Ramsey, State of Minnesota,U.S.A <br /> In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Roseville <br /> to be affixed this 16th day of April 2007. <br /> Mayor Craig D. Klausing <br />