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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Icek Jakub Rubinsztejn “Joe Rubinstein” was born in Radom, Poland, on
September 16, 1920; and
WHEREAS, Joe is a Holocaust survivor, surviving nearly five years in captivity in
several of the most notorious concentration/labor/ghetto camps, including: the Radom Ghettos;
Auschwitz/Birkenau; Cieszanow; Buchenwald; Jawischowitz; Ohrdruf; and Theresienstadt; and
WHEREAS, Joe’s widowed mother Reska; and his sister Laja; and his brothers Dawid,
Abraham, Chaim (Joe’s identical twin); were all believed killed at the Treblinka Extermination
Camp in 1942; and
WHEREAS, Joe immigrated to the United States in 1950 aboard the ship USAT General
R.M. Blatchfort, becoming one of the leading shoe designers in New York City and the world;
and
WHEREAS, Joe moved to Fort Collins, Colorado, in 2007 where, decades after World
War II, Joe shared his life story. The story of his life: Auschwitz 34207 - The Joe Rubinstein
Story, was published in 2015 and became an award-winning book; and
WHEREAS, Joe’s example of resilience and joy and his love of life and people have
become an inspiration around the world about the power of never giving in to despair and how to
live in the face of adversity; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare September 16, 2020, as
JOE RUBINSTEIN DAY
in recognition of Joe’s 100th birthday on September 16, his example to our community and the
world, and his accomplishments in life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 13th day of September, 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk