Presidential Document2022-09869
Jewish American Heritage Month, 2022
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May 5, 2022
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April 29, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-09869]
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Vol. 87
Thursday,
No. 87
May 5, 2022
Part IV
The President
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Proclamation 10388--Jewish American Heritage Month, 2022
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The President
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Proclamation 10388 of April 29, 2022
Jewish American Heritage Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
In 1654, a small ship carrying 23 Jewish refugees
sailed into the port of present-day New York City.
Fleeing oppression and discrimination, these courageous
women and men faced resistance from the colony's
leaders. Nevertheless, they secured the right to remain
and became the first Jewish communal presence to settle
on American soil. In so doing, they expanded the
frontier of religious freedoms that would help define
the bedrock principles upon which this Nation was
built. During Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor
these 23 refugees and the centuries of successive
generations of Jewish Americans, who--shaped by their
own encounters with prejudice, persecution, and the
promise of a better tomorrow--have emboldened our
Nation to stand up for justice, equality, and freedom.
The story of America was written, in part, by Jewish
Americans who, through their words and actions,
embraced the opportunity and responsibility of
citizenship knowing full well that democracy is not
born, nor sustained, by accident. Inspired by Jewish
American communal leadership, our Nation's first
President pledged that our Government will ``give to
bigotry no sanction, to persecution no assistance.''
Inspired by Jewish American poetry, our shores have
welcomed millions with the words ``Give me your tired,
your poor, your huddled masses yearning to be free.''
Throughout our country's history, Jewish Americans have
proudly served our Nation in uniform, in elected
office, and on our Nation's highest courts. They have
made enormous contributions to America's cultural,
scientific, artistic, and intellectual life, and they
have marched, petitioned, and boarded buses to demand
civil and political rights for all--from women's rights
to voting rights to workers' rights.
Today, we continue to strive to live up to our founding
ideals. As the scourge of white supremacy and
antisemitic violence rises, my Administration remains
committed to ensuring that hate has no safe harbor.
That is why we have created new laws that give us more
tools to combat hate crimes; developed the first-ever
National Strategy for Countering Domestic Terrorism;
provided assistance to religious organizations, places
of worship, and nonprofits to protect their facilities
and members; and named a new Special Envoy to Monitor
and Combat Antisemitism. My Administration will use the
full force of our judicial system to confront bigotry
and antisemitism wherever and whenever it surfaces.
The Jewish American story, and the story of our Nation
as a whole, is fueled by faith, resilience, and hope.
It is a story defined by a firm belief in
possibilities, the resolve to make real the promise of
America for all Americans, and a commitment to
perfecting our Union, heeding the timeless words of
Rabbi Tarfon, the first-century scholar who taught ``It
is not your duty to finish the work, but neither are
you at liberty to neglect it.''
Three-hundred and sixty-eight years after those 23
brave Jewish refugees arrived in America, Jewish
Americans continue to help our country thrive and
prosper. This month, we honor the timeless traditions,
heritage, and contributions of Jewish Americans that
drive our progress as a Nation each and every day.
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NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as
Jewish American Heritage Month. I call upon all
Americans to visit <a href="http://JewishHeritageMonth.gov">JewishHeritageMonth.gov</a> to learn
more about the heritage and contributions of Jewish
Americans and to observe this month with appropriate
programs, activities, and ceremonies.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-ninth day of April, in the year two thousand
twenty-two, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-sixth.
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