6 | MAY 16 • 2024
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proclamation
Jewish American
Heritage Month,
May 2024
F
or centuries, the per-
severance, hope and
unshakeable faith of the
Jewish people have inspired
people around the world.
During Jewish
American
Heritage Month,
we celebrate the
immeasurable
impact of Jewish
values, contribu-
tions and culture
on our nation’s
character and recommit to real-
izing the promise of America
for all Jewish Americans.
In 1654, a small band of 23
Jewish refugees fled persecu-
tion abroad and sailed into
the port of modern-day New
York City. They fought for reli-
gious freedom, helping define
one of the bedrock principles
upon which our nation was
built. Jewish American culture
has been inextricably woven
into the fabric of our country.
Jewish American suffragists,
activists and leaders marched
for civil rights, women’s rights
and voting rights.
Jewish American scientists,
doctors and engineers have
made scientific breakthroughs
that define America as a land of
possibilities. They have served
our nation in uniform, on the
nation’s highest courts and at
the highest levels of my admin-
istration. As public servants,
artists, entertainers, journalists
and poets, they have helped
write the story of America,
making it — as Emma Lazarus’
poem on the Statue of Liberty
states — a home for the
“huddled masses yearning to
breathe free.”
As we celebrate the Jewish
American community’s con-
tributions this month, we also
honor their resilience in the
face of a long and painful his-
tory of persecution. Hamas’
brutal terrorist attack on Oct.
7 against Israel marked the
deadliest day for Jews since the
Holocaust, resurfacing, includ-
ing here in the United States,
painful scars from millennia of
antisemitism and genocide of
Jewish people.
Jews across the country and
around the world are still cop-
ing with the trauma and horror
of that day and the months
since. Our hearts are with all
the victims, survivors, fami-
lies and friends whose loved
ones were killed, wounded,
displaced or taken hostage —
including women and girls
whom Hamas has subjected to
President
Joe Biden
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff met with Jewish White House staff
in celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month.
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