[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 87 (Thursday, May 5, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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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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                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 JewishHeritageMonth.gov 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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