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Boulder council issues racial‑healing and Holocaust‑remembrance declarations and a separate declaration condemning antisemitism; public comments show sharp, at‑
Summary
Boulder City Council on Jan. 16 adopted three ceremonial declarations — marking the National Day of Racial Healing and International Holocaust Remembrance Day and condemning antisemitism — and heard extensive public comment reflecting sharply different perspectives on antisemitism and the Israel‑Gaza war.
The Boulder City Council on Jan. 16 read and accepted three declarations: declaring Jan. 21, 2025, as the National Day of Racial Healing; designating Jan. 27, 2025, as International Holocaust Remembrance Day; and adopting a resolution condemning antisemitism.
Mayor Pro Tem Folkerts presented the National Day of Racial Healing declaration and invited Pastor James Ray of Second Baptist Church to accept it. Pastor Ray thanked the council and said the declaration “values and promotes two things that I heard, truth and transformation,” and he urged the community to work for reconciliation.
A separate declaration recognizing International Holocaust Remembrance Day was read to the council and memorialized the victims of Nazi persecution. The reading noted the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and said the city “joins with all those whose…
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