Florida Cabinet Honors Holocaust Victims, Urges Remembrance

The Florida Cabinet backed state CFO Jeff Atwaters proposal to recognize this week as Days of Remembrance to honor victims of Nazi Germany with Thursday as Holocaust Remembrance Day,also called Yom HaShoah.

In memory of the victims of the Holocaust, in honor of its survivors, and in utmost gratitude for the risks taken by rescuers and liberators, Floridians are encouraged to use this as an occasion to rededicate themselves to the principles of human dignity and respecting individual freedoms, Atwater said.

Since 2011, the Division of Consumer Services in the Department of Financial Services, has helped recover more than than $5.2 million through the Holocaust Victims Assistance Program.