BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE
GOVERNOR
DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST
2011
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 1933 and 1945; and
WHEREAS, Jewish citizens and people of Jewish descent were the primary victims of the Holocaust, with six
million murdered, Gypsies, the handicapped and people of Slavic descent were also targeted for destruction; and
WHEREAS, millions more, including homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Soviet prisoners of war,
political dissidents, and others also suffered oppression and annihilation under Nazi tyranny; and
WHEREAS, the United States of America and the State of North Carolina became the homeland to
Holocaust survivors who, having deep appreciation for the freedom and opportunities afforded by our State and
nation, greatly contributed to the culture and strength of their adopted homeland; and
WHEREAS, Days of Remembrance have been set aside in the State of North Carolina for citizens to reflect
upon the atrocities perpetrated by Nazi Germany during the Holocaust in an effort to promote respect for all people;
and
WHEREAS, the State of North Carolina remembers these terrible events and we remain vigilant against
bigotry and tyranny in North Carolina and throughout the world, as we rededicate ourselves this year and every
year to the principles of equality and justice; 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 1, through Sunday, May 8, 201 1. including the International Day of Remembrance known as Yom HaShoah,
on Sunday, May 1, 2011;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BEVERLY EAVES PERDUE, Governor of the State of North Carolina, do hereby
proclaim May 1-8, 201 1, as the “DAYS OF REMEMBRANCE OF THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST”
in North Carolina, and May 1, 201 1, as the “INTERNATIONAL DAY OF REMEMBRANCE” known as Yom
HaShoah, 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 WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Great Seal of the State of North
Carolina at the Capitol in Raleigh this first of February in the year of our Lord two thousand and eleven, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
