House
Resolution
6
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Introduced
HOUSE
RESOLUTION
NO.
6
BY
WILLS
,
NORDMAN
,
P.
THOMPSON
,
YOUNG
,
SORENSEN
,
RINKER
,
DUNWELL
,
GOLDING
,
GEHLBACH
,
HAYES
,
STOLTENBERG
,
M.
THOMPSON
,
SHERMAN
,
ANDREWS
,
HORA
,
FISHER
,
MOORE
,
HENDERSON
,
GUSTOFF
,
and
LUNDGREN
A
Resolution
designating
May
2023
as
Jewish
American
1
Heritage
Month.
2
WHEREAS,
in
1654,
a
small
ship
carrying
23
Jewish
3
refugees
sailed
into
the
present-day
Port
of
New
York
4
and
New
Jersey
and
became
the
first
Jewish
communal
5
presence
to
settle
on
American
soil;
and
6
WHEREAS,
the
Jewish
refugees
expanded
the
frontier
7
of
religious
freedoms
that
would
help
define
the
8
bedrock
principles
of
justice,
equality,
and
freedom
9
upon
which
the
United
States
of
America
was
built;
and
10
WHEREAS,
many
Jewish
American
survivors
of
the
11
Holocaust
have
dedicated
their
lives
to
fighting
for
12
civil
rights
and
educating
future
generations
about
the
13
dangers
of
bigotry
and
antisemitism
and
the
resilience
14
of
the
human
spirit;
and
15
WHEREAS,
the
Jewish
experience
in
America
has
16
consistently
reminded
us
that
liberty
and
opportunity
17
ultimately
triumph
over
prejudice
and
hate;
and
18
WHEREAS,
since
2006,
Jewish
American
Heritage
Month
19
is
traditionally
observed
nationwide
in
May
of
each
20
year;
and
21
WHEREAS,
the
United
States
is
currently
experiencing
22
a
rise
in
antisemitism,
and
according
to
the
American
23
Jewish
Committee,
one
in
four
Jewish
Americans
has
24
experienced
antisemitism
this
past
year;
and
25
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6
WHEREAS,
the
Anti-Defamation
League
reports
that
1
in
2021,
antisemitic
incidents
reached
an
all-time
2
high
across
the
United
States
with
a
total
of
2,717
3
incidents
of
assault,
harassment,
and
vandalism;
and
4
WHEREAS,
Jewish
American
Heritage
Month
acknowledges
5
the
achievements
of
Jewish
Americans
in
the
military,
6
the
arts,
civil
rights,
education,
entertainment,
7
history,
law,
literature,
medicine,
music,
politics,
8
science,
sports,
and
other
areas;
and
9
WHEREAS,
Jewish
American
Heritage
Month
is
a
10
time
to
reflect
on
the
unique
and
important
role
of
11
Jewish
Americans
and
to
redouble
efforts
to
combat
12
antisemitism;
and
13
WHEREAS,
in
May,
we
honor
the
timeless
traditions,
14
heritage,
and
contributions
of
Jewish
Americans
that
15
drive
our
progress
as
a
nation
each
and
every
day;
NOW
16
THEREFORE,
17
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
HOUSE
OF
REPRESENTATIVES,
That
18
the
House
of
Representatives
designates
the
month
of
19
May
2023
as
Jewish
American
Heritage
Month
and
invites
20
the
citizens
of
Iowa
to
learn
more
about
the
heritage
21
and
contributions
of
Jewish
Americans
and
to
observe
22
this
month
with
appropriate
programs,
activities,
and
23
ceremonies.
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