This year, Yom HaShoah, or Holocaust Remembrance Day, was commemorated on April 8. States across the country marked this somber day with resolutions, proclamations and prayers. See some below.
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“As Jewish legislators, we recognize that sharing the lessons of the Holocaust year after year serves as a vivid reminder of the impact of letting bigotry go unchecked,” said Senator Scott Wiener (D - San Francisco), Vice Chair of the California Jewish Caucus. More celebration from the California Jewish Caucus here.
“We must ensure the horrors of the Holocaust can never be erased from our collective memory in order to prevent a tragedy like the Holocaust from happening again…Each new generation should never forget the urgency to speak out whenever they witness anti-Semitism or any form of ethnic and religious hatred, racism, homophobia, or xenophobia; what is possible when governments back policies fueled by hatred and we dehumanize groups of people; and when ordinary people decide that it is easier to look away or go along than to speak out, for silence in the face of such bigotry is complicity,” reads the proclamation by the Washington State House of Representatives, sponsored by Representative Tana Senn (D - Mercer Island). Read the full proclamation here.
“We must make ‘Never Again’ mean never,” emphasizes Senator Sandy Pappas (D - St. Paul) during her floor remarks on the Holocaust and Minnesota’s Genocide Awareness and Prevention Month. Listen here.