Backup Documents 01/24/2012 Item # 4DM
PROCLAMA TION
WHEREAS, in a resolution co- sponsored by the 104 Member States, the United Nations Genera/
Assembly has designated January 9"' as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in
an effort to keep memory of the Holocaust alive, and to reaffirm unfaltering resolve
to prevent the recurrence of such crimes and future acts of genocide; and,
WHEREAS, January 27, 1945 is currently recognized as the official day of remembrance for
Holocaust victims in many countries and marks the day when an advancing Soviet army
liberated the largest Nazi death camp, Auschwitz- Birkenau in Poland; and
WHEREAS, Collier County encourages all its citizens to recognize the grievous crimes committed
during the Holocaust and to remember the suffering of the 11 million humans who
perished; and,
WHEREAS, The Holocaust Museum 4 Education Center of Southwest Florida promotes tolerance
and understanding by teaching the history and lessons of the Holocaust through its
educational programs.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier County,
Florida, that January 27, 2012, be designated as
INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS Z4th Day of . ranuary, ?01,?
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DWI6HT E. BROCK, CLERK
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
FRED W. COYLE, CHAIRMAN