,h4 ,,res4 #ceb  ,in the ,house of      
,representatives1 ,u4 ,s41  ,may #ad1   
#bjbe  ,,resolution  ,whereas ,jewish   
,american ,heritage ,month has its      
origins in #aihj1 when ,congress enacted
 a ,joint ,resolution entitled joint    
resolution to authorize and request the 
,president to issue a proclamation      
designating ,april #ba through ,april   
#bh1 #aihj1 as ,jewish ,heritage ,week1 
approved ,april #bd1 #aihj 7,public ,law
 #if-bcg2 #id ,stat4 #cch72 ,whereas1 on
 ,april #bd1 #aihj1 ,president ,carter  
issued the proclamation for ,jewish     
,heritage ,week1 and in that            
proclamation1 ,president ,carter spoke  
about the bountiful contributions made  
by the ,jewish people to the culture and
 history of the ,united ,states2        
,whereas ,congress has played a central 
role in recognizing ,jewish ,american   
,heritage ,month since the ,house of    
,representatives and ,senate passed     
resolutions in #bjje and #bjjf1         
respectively1 urging the ,president to  

proclaim the national observation of a  
month recognizing the ,jewish-,american 
community2 ,whereas1 since #bjjf1       
,presidents ,bush1 ,obama1 ,trump1 and  
,biden have all issued proclamations for
 ,jewish ,american ,heritage ,month1    
which celebrates ,jewish ,americans and 
encourages all people of the ,united    
,states to learn more about ,jewish     
heritage and the contributions of       
,jewish people throughout the history of
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1 since   
,hamas' deadly attack on ,israel on     
,october #g1 #bjbc1 antisemitism in the 
,united ,states has reached record highs
 with incidents targeting ,jews and     
those who are perceived as ,jewish2     
,whereas1 according to the ,american    
,jewish ,committee1 #gg percent of      
,american ,jews say they feel less safe 
as a ,jewish person in the ,united      
,states because of the ,october #g1     
#bjbc1 ,hamas terrorist attacks2        
,whereas1 according to the ,american    
,jewish ,committee1 almost #gj percent  

of ,jewish adults report experiencing   
antisemitism online1 including on social
 media2 ,whereas1 according to ,hillel  
,international1 #hc percent of ,jewish  
college students have experienced or    
witnessed some form of antisemitism     
since the ,october #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas    
attacks on ,israel2 ,whereas one of the 
most effective ways to combat           
antisemitism and hate is through        
education and awareness of the          
contributions ,jewish ,americans have   
made to the ,united ,states through the 
arts1 entertainment1 science and        
technology1 military1 government1       
business1 culinary traditions1 and other
 fields2 ,whereas there are many ,jewish
 ,american inventors that have impacted 
the everyday lives of ,americans for the
 better2 ,whereas ,irving ,naxon        
invented and patented the slow cooker1  
taking inspiration from ,jewish cooking 
traditions in ,europe2 ,whereas ,sylvan 
,goldman invented the shopping cart2    
,whereas ,evelyn ,berezin invented the  

first true word-processing computer and 
automated airline reservation system2   
,whereas ,ralph ,baer invented the      
,brown ,box1 a prototype for the first  
multiplayer1 multiprogram video game    
system2 ,whereas ,ruth ,handler founded 
the toy company ,mattel and invented the
 ,barbie doll2 ,whereas ,emile ,berliner
 invented the gramophone record and the 
microphone that became part of the first
 ,bell telephone2 ,whereas ,edwin ,land 
invented the ,polaroid instant camera2  
,whereas ,hedy ,lamarr invented the     
concept of frequency hopping which made 
possible a wide range of wireless       
communications technologies1 including  
,wi-,fi1 ,,gps1 and ,bluetooth2 and     
,whereas1 to counter the rise of        
antisemitism1 it is critical to increase
 awareness of ,jewish-,american         
contributions to the success of         
,america3 ,now1 therefore1 be it3 ,that 
the ,house of ,representatives--  7#a7  
calls on elected officials1 faith       
leaders1 and civil society leaders to   

condemn and counter all acts of         
antisemitism2  7#b7 calls on the        
executive branch and ,state and local   
leaders to educate the public on the    
contributions of the ,jewish-,american  
community and uplift ,jewish stories and
 voices2 and  7#c7 takes all possible   
steps to ensure the safety1 security1   
and dignity of ,american ,jews in all   
aspects of their lives1 including the   
workplace1 college and university       
campuses1 synagogues1 and at home4      
,clerk4