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Days of Remembrance <br />April 2025 <br />WHEREAS:The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of <br />European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; and <br />WHEREAS:An estimated six million Jews along with millions of Romani, disabled, <br />LGBTQ+, and political dissidents among other marginalized groups, suffered grievously and <br />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 Roseville community is 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, the City Council hereby proclaims the week of <br />April 23 to April 30, 2025, as Days of Remembrance in the City of Roseville. <br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of <br />Roseville to be affixed this 21st day of April 2025. <br />_______________________________ <br />Mayor Daniel J. Roe <br />Qbhf!9!pg!216 <br /> <br />