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 18, 2004 through April 25, 2004, 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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