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Palm Desert proclaims Holocaust Remembrance and highlights survivors’ testimony archive
Summary
Mayor Harnick issued a proclamation recognizing Holocaust Remembrance Day and the council heard from Danny Laban of the Jewish Federation of the Desert, who said the federation is archiving survivor testimonials and that about 25 known Holocaust survivors live in the Coachella Valley.
Mayor Harnick read a proclamation recognizing Holocaust Remembrance during the Palm Desert City Council’s May 8 joint meeting and presented it to representatives of the Jewish Federation of the Desert.
The proclamation, read by Mayor Harnick, commemorated Yom HaShoah and noted that between 1933 and 1945 “6 million Jewish people were killed during the holocaust” and that 2025 marks the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. The proclamation concludes by reaffirming the city’s dedication “to…
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