Backup Documents 01/25/2011 Item # 4B
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PROCLAMA TION
WHEREAS, in a resolution co-sponsored by the 104 Member States, the
United Nations General Assembly has designated January Sf" 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 dlQWlg the Holocaust and to remember the
suffering of the 11 million humans who perished: and,
WHEREAS, The Holocaust Museum & Education Center of Southwest Florida
prOlllQtes tolerance and understanding by teaching the history and
Iessotl$ 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, 2011, be designated as
INTERNA TIONA! HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 25th Day of January, 2011.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
A TrEST: