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From the Stated Meeting of Philadelphia City Council held April 14, 2016:
Councilman Brian O'Neill (10th District) leads a special presentation to the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia "In solemn recognition of the week of May 1 through May 8, 2016 as the annual remembrance of the Six Million Jewish Martyrs who perished during the Holocaust."
O'Neill is joined by Councilman Allan Domb (At Large).
Read the resolution: http://bit.ly/2k9Mfk8
A
B
This
is
a
record
resolution
in
solemn
recognition,
the
week
of
May
first
through
May
8
2016,
as
the
annual
remembrance
of
the
6
million
Jewish
martyrs,
who
perished
during
the
Holocaust.
Whereas
over
60
years
ago,
6
million
Jews
were
murdered
in
the
Nazi
Holocaust
as
part
of
a
systemic
program
of
genocide
and
millions
of
other
people
suffered
as
victims
of
Nazism.
C
Whereas
the
memorial
committee
for
the
6
million
Jewish
martyrs
has
chosen
as
the
theme
for
this
year's
memorial
remembering
the
past
for
the
sake
of
our
future,
this
year's
ceremony
will
focus
on
the
continued
need
for
successive
generations
to
remember
the
Holocaust
and
will
feature
poems
readings
and
music
that
speak
to
the
theme.
We
applaud
the
committee
for
the
honor.
They
will
bestow
on
the
memory
of
those
who
perished
and
on
those
who
survived
to
build
and
strengthen
life
in
Philadelphia
and
other
communities.
B
Therefore,
by
virtually
citation,
the
council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
does
hereby
recognize
the
week
of
May
first
through
May
8
2016.
As
the
annual
remembrance
of
the
6
million
Jewish
martyrs.
We
further
recognize
the
horror
of
the
Holocaust
and
extend
to
the
memorial
committee
the
respect
and
admiration
of
this
legislative
body,
and
this
is
a
true
and
correct
copy
of
the
original
resolution
adopted
by
the
council
of
the
city
of
Philadelphia
on
the
7th
of
April
2016,
signed
by
the
president
of
city
council,
darrell,
l,
clark,
co-sponsored
by
all
members
of
council.
Thank
you.
E
Good
morning
I
am
sarita
ghoshal,
a
child
of
Holocaust
survivors
and
tear
of
the
memorial
ceremony
for
the
6
million
Jewish
martyr.
Our
community
will
gather
once
again
on
Sunday
April,
seventeenth
of
the
monument
to
the
six
million
Jewish
martyrs,
to
remember,
honor
and
mourn
those
who
were
merciless
mercilessly
annihilated
during
World
War,
two
simply
because
of
their
faith.
The
tragedy
of
the
Holocaust
still
lives
within
us.
It
is
incomprehensible
to
grasp
how
easily
it
is
to
convince
people
that
a
group
of
other
people
are
worthless
and
should
be
destroyed.
E
Today,
as
we
remember
and
mourn
the
loss
of
six
million
of
our
brothers
and
sisters,
mothers,
fathers,
grandparents,
aunts,
uncles.
We
are
cognizant,
but
the
hatred
we
see
today
in
the
Middle
East
there's
a
strong
stand.
Molarity
to
that
with
our
own
people
suffered
today,
we
see
in
real
time
the
terror
on
the
faces
of
minorities
in
the
senseless
order
of
men,
women
and
children.
We
have
witnessed
the
United
Nations
condemned
the
State
of
Israel
for
defending
itself,
while
it
remains
silent
about
the
atrocities
being
perpetrated
by
terrorists
and
other
terror
groups.
E
I,
remember
hearing
we
didn't
know,
but
today
we
do
know
we
watch
it
daily
on
our
televisions.
It
is
hard
to
believe
that
the
world
has
not
yet
learned.
As
do
we
have
learned
the
lesson
here
in
the
greater
philadelphia
area.
We
are
teaching
future
generations
of
children
of
all
faiths,
but
it
is
up
to
us.
We
must
find
ways
to
live
together.
We
must
be
tolerant
of
each
other's
customs
and
religions
and
we
must
work
together
for
its
pieces.
E
The
words
never
again
were
never
more
applicable
on
behalf
of
the
Jewish
Community
Relations
Council
of
the
Jewish
Federation
of
Greater
Philadelphia.
We
are
very
pleased
to
be
here
today.
We
sang
council
president
Darrell
Clarke,
councilman-at-large,
Allen,
song
and
councilman,
who
Neil
we
are
grateful
to
the
city
of
Philadelphia
for
continuing
to
support
our
efforts
and
we
invite
each
of
you
to
join
us
this
sunday.
Thank
you.
C
You,
council
president,
just
one
of
the
think
helps
me
know,
Neal
for
including
me
and
I'll
say
why
it
holds
a
special
place
in
my
heart,
because
my
grandfather
came
here
from
Poland
warsaw
in
1921.
He
was
one
of
nine
children.
His
any
brothers
and
sisters
never
made
it.
They
were
killed
in
the
concentration
camp,
so
this
is
a
very
special
resolution.
I
thank
you
for
including
me
and
I.
Really.
This
is
great
that
this
is
happening.
Thank
you.