Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SR0246 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 SENATE RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, Jewish American history spans more than 350
5	5	3 years, dating back to the colonial era and early European
6	6	4 settlements in New York, and is woven through every part of
7	7	5 American history to the present day; and
8	8	6 WHEREAS, Jewish people played an integral role in
9	9	7 supporting American independence and the religious freedom
10	10	8 guaranteed in the establishment of the new nation; and
11	11	9 WHEREAS, In the mid-1800s, a wave of German Jewish
12	12	10 immigrants, fleeing persecution and economic hardship in
13	13	11 search of new opportunity, arrived in the United States; this
14	14	12 wave of immigration led to the expansion of Jewish communities
15	15	13 across the nation and the founding of B'nai B'rith, the
16	16	14 American Jewish Committee, and the National Council of Jewish
17	17	15 Women; and
18	18	16 WHEREAS, In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Jewish
19	19	17 immigration to the United States increased in response to
20	20	18 rising anti-Semitism in Europe and particularly in response to
21	21	19 the pogroms in the Russian Empire; more than two million
22	22	20 Eastern European Jewish people immigrated to the United States
23	23	21 during this time; and
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32	32	1 WHEREAS, Beginning in the 1920s, restrictive immigration
33	33	2 policies stemmed the flow of new immigrants to the United
34	34	3 States; many Jewish Americans opposed these policies, but they
35	35	4 remained in place, leading to the United States' tragic
36	36	5 refusal to accept refugees from Nazi Germany and leaving many
37	37	6 unable to escape the Holocaust; and
38	38	7 WHEREAS, Jewish Americans and Jewish immigrants to America
39	39	8 have contributed to every aspect of American culture and
40	40	9 history, including education, science, business, philanthropy,
41	41	10 politics, civil rights, and the arts, and key figures in
42	42	11 American and world history include Jonas Salk, Albert
43	43	12 Einstein, and Ruth Bader Ginsberg; and
44	44	13 WHEREAS, In light of continuing and reemerging
45	45	14 anti-Semitism in America, expressed openly and violently, it
46	46	15 is crucial that the history, heritage, and culture of Jewish
47	47	16 Americans be fully known, understood, and valued; and
48	48	17 WHEREAS, Jewish American Heritage Month is an opportunity
49	49	18 to celebrate the vibrancy and importance of Illinois' Jewish
50	50	19 American citizens whose accomplishments and contributions
51	51	20 strengthen and enrich culture, governance, the economy,
52	52	21 education, and all aspects of community life in the State; and
53	53	22 WHEREAS, During Jewish American Heritage Month, it is
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64	64	1 fitting for Illinoisans to commemorate and celebrate the
65	65	2 essential contributions, sacrifices, and accomplishments that
66	66	3 Jewish Americans have made and continue to make in the State;
67	67	4 therefore, be it
68	68	5 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL
69	69	6 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare May 2023 as
70	70	7 Jewish American Heritage Month in the State of Illinois.
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