Statement at Press Conference, April 15, 2015
Congregation Netivot Shalom, Berkeley
(see program: Genocide Before Our Eyes)

On Monday afternoon, I once again had the honor of attending the annual Holocaust Remembrance Day that has been sponsored by the Santa Clara County Supervisors for fifteen years. Each year, the event brings together people from across the community, including students, religious and community leaders, and those in our midst who survived the Holocaust that swept across Europe in the 1930’s and 1940’s, leaving six million Jews dead along with millions of other despised people—Gypsies, the mentally ill, homosexuals, Jehovah’s Witnesses and more. Continue Reading →