Easley, Michael. Proclamation, 2005-12-12, Days of Rememberance of the Victims of the Holocaust

              MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
2006
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihjlation of
European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1933 and 1945; and
WHEREAS, Jews were the primary victims--six million were murdered; Gypsies, the handicapped, and
peoples of Slavic descent were also targeted for destructjon for racial and ethnic reasons; and
WHEREAS, millions more, including homosexuals, Jehovah's Wjtnesses, Soviet prisoners of war, and
political djssidents, also suffered oppression and death under Nazi tyranny; and
. WHEREAS, the United States and North Carolina became the homeland to Holocaust survivors who,
having deep appreciation for the freedom and opportunities afforded by this Nation and State, greatly
contributed to dte culture and strength of their adopted homeland; and
WHEREAS, we the people of North Carolina should always remember the terrible events of dte
Holocaust and should remain vigilant against bigotry and tyranny; and
WHEREAS, we the people of North Carolina should continually rededicate ourselves to the principles
of equality and justice; and
WHEREAS, the Days of Remembrance have been set aside for the citizens of North Carolina to
remember the inhumanity of those who perpetrated the Holocaust, as well as to reflect upon the need for respect
of all people; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to an Act of Congress (Public Law 96-388, October 7, 1980), the United States
Holocaust Memorial Council designates the Days of Remembrance of the Victims of the Holocaust to be
Sunday, April 23, dlrough Sunday, April 30, 2006, including the International Day of Remembrance known as
Yom HaShoah, on Tuesday, April 25, 2006;
NOW, THEREFORE, l, MICHAEL F. EASLEY, Governor of dle State of North Carolina, hereby
proclaim as ''THEDA Y OF REMEMBiiANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE
Carolina, in memory of the victims, the survivors, and their liberators, and further
the State of North CaroHna, should strive to overcome intolerance and
remembrance.
"'"'u•r.l have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
"H''"'~;n dtis twelfth day of December in dle year of our Lord two thousand and five,
the Unjted States of America the two hundred and thirtieth.