GOVERNOR ISSUES PROCLAMATION IN HONOR OF HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

Press Release
January 26, 2006

CARSON CITY – Gov. Kenny Guinn today issued a proclamation to coincide with the United Nations first-ever Holocaust Remembrance Day, January 27, 2006. It will mark the first time the United Nations has formally recognized a specific day in remembrance of the millions of people who lost their lives or were held captive by German forces in concentration camps during World War II.

“This special day to call attention to the plight of millions of people of the Jewish faith and many others is long overdue by the United Nations,” Gov. Guinn said. “The unspeakable crimes that were committed during the reign of terror in the Nazi concentration camps is something people around the world need to remember so history does not repeat itself.”

WHEREAS, January 27, 2006, marks the first observance of Holocaust Remembrance at the United Nations, and Gerda Weissmann Klein will address the United Nations General Assembly; and

WHEREAS, on November 1, 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a Resolution, designating January 27th as an annual International Day in Commemoration of the Victims of the Holocaust; and

WHEREAS, the Holocaust was the effort of Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party to exterminate Jews and other people that they considered inferior, which resulted in six million Jews being murdered between 1933 and 1945; and

WHEREAS, the history of the Holocaust offers an opportunity to reflect on the moral responsibilities of individuals, societies, and governments; and

WHEREAS, it is important for the citizens of the State of Nevada to remember the terrible events of the Holocaust and remain vigilant against hatred, persecution, and tyranny; and

WHEREAS, we, the people of the State of Nevada should actively rededicate ourselves to the principles of individual freedom in a just society;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, KENNY C. GUINN, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, do hereby proclaim January 27, 2006, as

UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY IN COMMEMORATION OF

THE VICTIMS OF THE HOLOCAUST