Sacramento, CA – California lawmakers adopted a resolution in honor of Holocaust Memorial Day and took a moment during Monday’s ceremony to speak about this weekend’s attack on a synagogue near San Diego.
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Assemblyman Jesse Gabriel, vice chairman of the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, said the state’s Jewish community is alarmed by the “infusion of anti-Semitism into our political discourse.”
He emphasized that the Holocaust “didn’t happen overnight” and that people should be aware of smaller deeds such as hateful rhetoric.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder in Saturday’s attack on Chabad of Poway. Authorities have described it as a hate crime.
Monday’s ceremony had been planned before the attack. Lawmakers honored 10 survivors of the Holocaust, including some who were in attendance and stood when their name was called.
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