II (B1) Proclamation: Day of Remembrance - Yom Hashoah, May 4, 1997 AGENDA 3-18-97
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Proclamation
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WHEREAS, the horrors of the Nazi Holocaust included the murders of six million Jews and
the suffering of millions of other people at the hands of the Nazis; and
WHEREAS, the atrocities of the Holocaust are abhorred by our free society; and
WHEREAS, our constant dedication to the principle of equal justice for all people is needed
to prevent a reoccurrence of such a catastrophe; and
WHEREAS, it is extremely important for the citizens of our City, our State and our Nation to
unite for peace and to rid ourselves of prejudice and inhumanity;
.lViwe heacAarz I. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor of the City of Ocoee, do hereby proclaim
May 4, 1997 to be
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE - YOM HASHOAH
in the City of Ocoee, and urge all citizens to be ever mindful of this tragedy and to constantly
strive for harmony with all people.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I hereunto have
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set my hand and caused the Seal of the City
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Florida to be affixed this t8'"day
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S. Scott Vandergrift, Mayor