MICHAEL F. EASLEY
GOVERNOR
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
2008
BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the state-sponsored, systematic persecution and annihilation of
European Jewry by Nazi Germany and its collaborators between 1 933 and 1945: and
WHEREAS. Jews w ere the primary victims — six million were murdered; Gypsies, the handicapped, and
peoples of Slavic descent were also targeted for destruction for racial and ethnic reasons: and
WHEREAS, millions more, including homosexuals. Jehovah's Witnesses. Soviet prisoners of war. and
political dissidents, 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 the culture and strength of their adopted homeland: and
WHEREAS, we the people of North Carolina should alway s remember the terrible events of the
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, May 4. through Sunday, May 1 1. 2008. including the International Day of Remembrance known as
Yom HaShoah. on Sunday, May 7, 2008:
NOW. THEREFORE, I. MICHAEL F. EASLEY. Governor of the State of North Carolina, hereby
proclaim May 7, 2008, as THE DAY OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE
HOLOCAUST" in North Carolina, in memory- of the victims, the survivors, and their liberators, and further
proclaim that we as citizens of the State of North Carolina should strive to overcome intolerance and
indifference through learning and remembrance.
IN W
Carolina at th
of the Independe
F, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
this fifth day of February in the year of our Lord two thousand and eight, and
nited States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.
