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File #: 23-0500    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 5/10/2023 In control: Miscellaneous & New Business
On agenda: 5/18/2023 Final action: 5/18/2023
Title: RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month

RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 18, 2023

 

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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing May as Jewish American Heritage Month

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WHEREAS, on April 24, 1980, the United States Congress (Congress) passed Public Law 96-237, a joint resolution which authorized and requested that President James Earl Carter, Jr. issue a proclamation designating April 21st - 28th as “Jewish Heritage Week”; and

 

WHEREAS, following Congress’ lead, President Carter issued the first proclamation regarding the recognition of Jewish Americans the same day, Proclamation 4752.  In the proclamation, President Carter acknowledged the abundant contributions to American culture and history by persons of Jewish descent, recounted historical events of monumental significance to the Jewish population, and paid homage to all those impacted by the Holocaust; and

 

WHEREAS, between 1981 and 2006, Congress routinely passed proclamations recognizing Jewish Heritage Week; and

 

WHEREAS, on February 14, 2006, Congress issued House Congressional Resolution 315, which was a concurrent resolution urging the President to issue an annual proclamation observing “American Jewish History Month”; and

 

WHEREAS, accordingly on April 20, 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed that May would be recognized as “Jewish American Heritage Month”; and

 

WHEREAS, on April 28, 2023, in the annual Presidential Proclamation, President Joseph R. Biden Jr. stated, “This Jewish American Heritage Month, let us join hands across faiths, races, and backgrounds to make clear that evil, hate, and antisemitism will not prevail.  Let us honor the timeless values, contributions, and culture of Jewish Americans, who carry our Nation forward each and every day”; and

 

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago is honored to salute Jewish Americans and express gratitude for the innumerable contributions that have enriched the lives of all Americans; and 

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and our staff, do hereby recognize May as Jewish American Heritage Month; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

 

Dated:  May 18, 2023