Whereas, The Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and
annihilation of European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between
1933 and 1945 where Jews were the primary victims – six million were murdered;
and,
Whereas, Gypsies, the handicapped, and Poles were also targeted for destruction
or decimation for racial, ethnic, or national reasons and millions more, including
homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war and political
dissidents, also 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,
Whereas, We, the people of the State of Michigan, should always remember the
terrible events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution
and tyranny; and,
Whereas, We, the people of the State of Michigan, should actively rededicate
ourselves to the principles of individual freedom in a just society; and,
Whereas, The Days of Remembrance have been set aside for the people of the
State of Michigan to remember the victims of the Holocaust as well as to reflect
on the need for respect of all peoples; and now therefore be it,
Resolved, That I, Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of the State
of Michigan, do hereby proclaim April 27, 2003 through May 4, 2003, as the Days
of Remembrance in memory of the victims of the Holocaust, and in honor of the
survivors, as well as the rescuers and liberators, and I encourage the citizens
of the State of Michigan to strive to overcome intolerance and indifference
through learning and remembrance.
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