Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman, the Ranking Member on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, released the following statement marking Yom Hashoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. In his statement, Berman addressed the increasing acts of anti-Semitism that have occurred in Valley communities these past few months.
 
“On this day of solemn remembrance and reflection, we in the Valley pause to honor the six million innocent Jewish lives lost during the Holocaust when man’s inhumanity to man was shockingly cruel. We stand united as one community and repeat the powerful phrase ‘never again.’ 

“Here in Sherman Oaks and in Northridge, we have recently witnessed acts of anti-Semitism and symbols of bigotry in our neighborhoods.  We as Valley residents must reject these expressions of hate and acts of intolerance. When our neighbors feel insecurity in their homes, we share in their unease and treat their worries as our own.  Prejudice and bullying has no place in our midst. Through education and shared understanding, we must stamp out anti-Semitic and bigoted behavior, and ‘never again’ allow the spread of ignorant intolerance.” 

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