Jewish American Heritage Month, 2017, 20797-20798 [2017-09074]

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• Executive Office of the President

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 20797-20798]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-09074]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 82 , No. 84 / Wednesday, May 3, 2017 / 
Presidential Documents

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                Proclamation 9596 of April 28, 2017

                
Jewish American Heritage Month, 2017

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate our 
                Nation's strong American Jewish heritage, rooted in the 
                ancient faith and traditions of the Jewish people. The 
                small band of Dutch Jews who first immigrated in 1654, 
                seeking refuge and religious liberty, brought with them 
                their families, their religion, and their cherished 
                customs, which they have passed on from generation to 
                generation. The moral and ethical code of the Jewish 
                people is inspired by their spiritual vocation of 
                ``tikkun olam''--the charge to repair the world. 
                Through that vocation, the Jewish people have left an 
                indelible mark on American culture. Today, it is 
                manifested in the towering success Jewish people have 
                achieved in America through a unique synthesis of 
                respect for heritage and love of country.

                Escaping religious persecution and ethnic violence and 
                seeking political freedom and economic opportunity, 
                American Jews, over centuries, have held firm in the 
                belief that the United States was ``Di Goldene 
                Medina''--the Golden Country. Those who moved here 
                built houses and gardens, raised families, and launched 
                businesses. They have pursued education to advance 
                their mission to make the world a better place. In 
                every aspect of the country's cultural, spiritual, 
                economic, and civic life, American Jews have stood at 
                the forefront of the struggles for human freedom, 
                equality, and dignity, helping to shine a light of hope 
                to people around the globe.

                The achievements of American Jews are felt throughout 
                American society and culture, in every field and in 
                every profession. American Jews have built institutions 
                of higher learning, hospitals, and manifold cultural 
                and philanthropic organizations. American Jews have 
                even brought us our greatest superheroes--Captain 
                America, Superman, and Batman. American Jews have 
                composed some of our defining national hymns like God 
                Bless America, timeless musicals like The Sound of 
                Music, and even famous Christmas songs. From Admiral 
                Hyman G. Rickover to Albert Einstein, Richard Rodgers 
                to Irving Berlin, Jerry Siegel to Bill Finger, Mel 
                Brooks to Don Rickles, and Levi Strauss to Elie Wiesel, 
                American Jews have transformed all aspects of American 
                life and continue to enrich the American spirit.

                This month, I celebrate with my family--including my 
                daughter, Ivanka, my son-in-law, Jared, my 
                grandchildren, and our extended family--the deep 
                spiritual connection that binds, and will always bind, 
                the Jewish people to the United States and its founding 
                principles. We recognize the faith and optimism 
                exemplified by American Jews is what truly makes 
                America ``The Golden Country,'' and we express our 
                Nation's gratitude for this great, strong, prosperous, 
                and loving people.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, 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 2017 as Jewish 
                American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to 
                celebrate the heritage and contributions of American 
                Jews and to observe this month with appropriate 
                programs, activities, and ceremonies.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                twenty-eighth day of April, in the year two thousand 
                seventeen, and of the Independence of the United States 
                of America the two hundred and forty-first.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2017-09074
Filed 5-2-17; 11:15 am]
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