SACRAMENTO â (Sacramento) â Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva (D â Orange County) stood on the Floor of the Assembly to speak on behalf of the California Legislative Latino Caucus on Assembly Concurrent Resolution 37, which proclaims the April 24th, 2017 as âCalifornia Holocaust Memorial Day.â Legislators, Holocaust survivors, liberators and children of survivors joined with Assemblywoman Quirk-Silva to honor those who suffered through the Holocaust and to remind people of the atrocities committed by Adolf Hitler and the Nazis.
âIt is vital that we never forget that dark chapter of our history, or the shared that pain cultures have when we struggle against oppression and injustice,â said Quirk-Silva. As a teacher, we shall continue to educate the next generation about the Holocaust. The survivors we honor give us hope from the consequences of intolerance, and vision of a brighter tomorrow. The courage, fortitude, and dignity that survivors and their families have displayed in spite of tragedy are truly inspirational.â
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