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Update From Boca Raton Mayor Scott Singer:

The Fact Of The Holocaust

Scott Singer and his wife To its credit, the Palm Beach County School District, The sad reality is that, within a generation, all the survivors
are members of Broken which runs our local schools, has reaffirmed its commitment of the Holocaust will be gone because of old age. It falls to us
Sound Club. to the undeniable facts of the Holocaust. Its strong statements to keep alive the memory of those who were murdered, those
A recent news story in response to this incident reinforce its curriculum, which who lived with the agonies they faced, and their loved ones.
involving Boca Raton circled exceeds state requirements. It is needed, as Holocaust denial The Holocaust in Nazi Germany was not the first nor the last
the globe, and I wanted is a sadly frequent effort steeped in bigotry to rewrite history. genocide to date. Humanity needs to know and understand
to comment on what our Deniers’ attempts to lie about the incomprehensible suffering this darkest time so that these horrors may never be repeated.
community might do in the of the millions who perished outrages me as a human being. Thankfully, there are so many, including educators and
wake of it. Many people were The Holocaust is a fact. It is a very painful fact for all of nonprofits, who do much to fight bigotry, intolerance, and
stunned when a principal at humanity, and not merely the families of the six million Jews discrimination, all of which are parts of Holocaust denial. Our
a local high school wrongly and millions of others who were systematically murdered community can use this moment to redouble these efforts. It
said that he could not state because of hate. Any hesitancy by anyone, most of all an starts with educating our children now. It requires that we not
that the Holocaust was a factual event because of a supposed educator, to decline to state the fact or appear to be neutral allow the hate of deniers to intimidate anyone into stating
school district policy. Of course, that policy does not exist, to hate-filled denial is stunning. Fringe views cannot be anything less than the truth about the terrors of the Holocaust.
and the Holocaust has been required teaching in public- permitted to recast or obscure fact. Indeed, attempts by To do so would dishonor the memory of the millions who
school history classes for years. The story is more than the Holocaust deniers to erase the memory of those who perished perished and suffered. That must not be.
individual, who has since been removed, as it concerns the is more, not less, reason that all students need to know the
harm of bigotry and misinformation on our youth. history.

Council Corner: Summer In The City

By Boca Raton City would also like to see this as an opportunity to expand our Providing expert specialized care
Council member Monica community garden to additional areas of our city so that more for over 25 years
Mayotte, a 21-year residents have an opportunity to participate in a community
resident of Boca Raton garden. Stay tuned as we progress through the process. • Commitment to Treatment and
who has been active in Another project that is getting a lot of press is the
the community, both in Beach and Parks District’s golf course project, Boca Diagnosis of Retina, Macula and
our local schools and National Golf Course. This course is the old Ocean Vitreous
as a city advisory board Breeze course located in the Boca Tecca neighborhood.
member. The Beach and Park District, a separate governmental,
Summertime in the taxing entity from the city, is contemplating a millage • Personalized Patient Care
city of Boca Raton is rate increase to finance the new golf course. City Council
typically the time when is currently reviewing the district’s golf course designs.
year-round residents hang out on a fairly empty beach, Everyone is hoping this course will have amenities and • Several Locations for Patient
can get a restaurant reservation and a parking space accessibility for golfers and non-golfers alike. Convenience
downtown. But this year doesn’t seem to be the case. City staff is busy working on the city budget for 2019-
Boca Raton is as busy as if it were season! There always 2020 fiscal year. The city holds two budget hearings in
seems to be something going on. September, which are always open to the public. The • Advanced Treatment for Macular
One of the most exciting opportunities for Boca Raton preliminary budget hearing will be on Monday, Sept. 9, Disorders
is the possibility of a Brightline/Virgin Train station in at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The final budget hearing will be on
our downtown. City Council and staff began discussing a Monday, Sept. 23, at 6 p.m. at City Hall. The budget for the
possible station at the end of July. Brightline/Virgin Trains year will be adopted at the final hearing. • Advanced Surgical Techniques
would like to build a station adjacent to the Downtown Boca As always, check out www.mizneramp.com for the
Raton Library. Unfortunately, that is where our extremely year-round events happening at Mizner Park Amphitheater.
popular Community Garden is located. I have put the And check out the city website, www.myboca.us, for events • Affi liation with “State-of-the-Art
Brightline personnel in touch with the Junior League of happening around the city. Surgical Center”
Boca Raton (who runs our garden) to begin discussions Enjoy the rest of your summer. It’s hot out there...so
about where the garden could be relocated. My idea is to put don’t forget to hydrate!
Lauren R. Rosecan,
it on the rooftop of the proposed station’s parking garage. I
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