For the sake of the future Days of Remembrance Photo Illustrations and Story by Deborah Kravitz Days of Remembrance was established by the United States Congress as our nation's annual commemoration of victims of the Holocaust. The Holocaust has challenged society to confront some of the darkest aspects of human nature. The willingness to protect the innocent and the vulnerable is essential. Remembering the past for the sake of the future is an act of hope. Last September, Edith Shaked, a Pima Community College Holocaust Studies teacher, alerted the Mayor's office of a Civic Proclamation to set aside a day to remember the victims and events of the Holocaust.
Hatred is hard to define.
I am challenging the city and the Mayor to celebrate achievement towards equal dignity and equality for all. This Monday, April 16, the proclamation was successfully presented during the Mayor and Council Chamber Meeting. We should strive to overcome intolerance and indifference through learning and remembrance. Contributing to a better understanding of our diverse community and the concept of equal dignity in a truthful democracy. According to Shaked, history teaches us that the Holocaust might not have occurred if governments and leaders had spoken out during the Nazi rise to power.