,,iii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #agd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #g1 #bjae ,mr4   
,cassidy 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,r\nds1 ,mr4  
,rob]ts1 & ,mr4 ,inh(e7 submitt$ !      
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,resolution 
,recogniz+ ,may #bjae z ,jewi% ,am]ican 
,h]itage ,mon? & honor+ ! contributions 
( ,jewi% ,am]icans to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( 
,am]ica4  ,:]eas 9 ,may ( ea* ye>1 p    
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates recognize &      
celebrate ov] #cej ye>s ( ,jewi%        
contributions to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ?r\gh  
recogniz+ ,jewi% ,am]ican ,h]itage      
,mon?2 ,:]eas ,congress has a           
decades-long tradition ( (ficially      
recogniz+ ,jewi% ,am]ican h]itage2      
,:]eas1 9 ! words ( ,presid5t ,ronald   
,reagan1 at ?is "t ( ye>1 x is          
appropriate = all ,am]icans to ackn[l$ge
 h[ mu* our c\ntry has b5efitt$ f !     
contributions ( ,am]ican ,jews2 ,:]eas  
,may has be5 designat$ ,jewi% ,am]ican  
,h]itage ,mon? s9ce #bjjf2 ,:]eas !     

,unit$ ,/ates has always be5 a nation   
built on ! a*ievem5ts ( immigrants1 &   
,jewi% ,am]icans h /r5g!n$ ! society ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates & contribut$             
significantly to all areas ( life 9 !   
,unit$ ,/ates s9ce ! "t :5 ,jewi%       
immigrants fir/ arriv$ on ! %ores ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! success ( ,jewi%
 ,am]icans is a rem9d] ( ! gift (       
religi\s fre$om & ! importance ( /rong  
commitm5t to community & fai?2 ,:]eas   
#bjae is ! #gj? anniv]s>y ( ! end ( !   
,holocau/ & honor+ ! survivors ( !      
,holocau/ & _! rem>kable /ories is m    
important ?an ev]2 ,:]eas mu* "w has be5
 done 9 div]se cities su* z ,new ,york  
to fo/] trans=mational social *ange &   
unite p ( e racial1 e?nic1 cultural1 &  
religi\s backgr\nd2 & ,:]eas c\ntless   
,jewi% ,am]icans & ,jewi% organizations 
h enri*$ ! society ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates &  
%ap$ ?is great c\ntry1 includ+--  7#a7 a
 ,cze*oslovakian immigrant :o surviv$ ! 
,holocau/ z a small *ild1 au?or$ an     
inspir+ /ory ( h] survival1 ,a ,c&le 9 !

 ,he>t1 & has devot$ h] life to tell+ h]
 /ory to make ! _w a bett] place & /op  
hatr$2  7#b7 ,jewi% ,am]icans :o fight =
 ju/ice on behalf ( ^? lea/ able to     
def5d !mselves2  7#c7 ,jewi% ,am]icans  
:o are devot$ to advanc+ civil rights = 
all p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & promot+       
int]cultural und]/&+2  7#d7 a ,bukh>ian 
,*ief ,rabbi :o came to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
z a "y immigrant & work$ to build !     
,bukh>ian ,am]ican community f a small  
gr\p into a va/ community ( ov] #fe1jjj 
memb]s1 _m ( :om immigrat$ to ! ,unit$  
,/ates seek+ a bett] life free f        
oppression2 &  7#e7 ,ai% ,ha,torah      
,int]national1 ! l>ge/ ,jewi% outrea*   
organization ( its k9d 9 ! _w1 :i*      
demon/rates t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 p may  
freely connect ) _! culture & religi\s  
h]itage & contribute to ! fabric ( life 
9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t 
! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 recognizes ,may #bjae z 
,jewi% ,am]ican ,h]itage ,mon? & w      
celebrate ,jewi% ,am]ican h]itage on    
,may #bj1 #bjae2 &  7#b7 expresses      

appreciation = ! significant            
contributions made by ,jewi% ,am]icans  
to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4