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2025 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 45
May 9, 2025 - Introduced by Senators HABUSH SINYKIN, SPREITZER, WIRCH,
WANGGAARD, WALL, ROYS, RATCLIFF, PFAFF, LARSON, L. JOHNSON,
HESSELBEIN, DRAKE and CARPENTER, cosponsored by Representatives
SUBECK, VANDERMEER, UDELL, TENORIO, STUBBS, SNODGRASS, SINICKI,
SHEEHAN, ROE, PRADO, PHELPS, PALMERI, ORTIZ-VELEZ, NEYLON, NEUBAUER,
MURPHY, MIRESSE, MELOTIK, MCCARVILLE, MAYADEV, MADISON, KNODL,
KIRSCH, JOHNSON, JOERS, J. JACOBSON, HONG, GUNDRUM, GOODWIN,
EMERSON, DITTRICH, DESMIDT, DESANTO, CLANCY, BROWN, BARE, ARNEY and
ANDERSON. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
***AUTHORS SUBJECT TO CHANGE***
Relating to: proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage
Months.
Whereas, since 2006, Jewish American Heritage Month has been observed
nationwide every May to recognize the more than 370-year history of Jewish
contributions to our nation[s civic, social, economic, and cultural life; and
Whereas, it is estimated that over 330,000 persecuted Jews from Germany,
Russia, Poland, and several other countries overcame restrictions and immigration
quotas to find refuge in the United States between 1933 and 1952; and
Whereas, many Jewish American survivors of the Holocaust have dedicated
their lives to fighting for civil rights and educating future generations about the
dangers of bigotry and anti-Semitism and the resilience of the human spirit; and
Whereas, it is estimated that over 33,000 Jews live in Wisconsin today,
worshiping at over 30 active synagogues; and
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Whereas, the University of Wisconsin-Madison branch of Hillel began in 1924
and is the second-oldest in the nation; and
Whereas, several renowned Jewish Americans have resided in Wisconsin,
including author Edna Ferber, U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, actors
Gene Wilder and Charlotte Rae, magician Harry Houdini, and Israeli Prime
Minister Golda Meir; and
Whereas, the Jewish tenet tikkun olam, translated from Hebrew as Xrepair of
the world,Y is a call to Jews to pursue justice and righteousness for all of humanity;
and
Whereas, the Jewish experience in America has consistently reminded us that
liberty and opportunity ultimately triumph over prejudice and hate; now, therefore,
be it
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
Legislature proclaims May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American History
Months and joins all Wisconsinites in thanking our fellow Jewish American citizens
for shaping our country[s character, strengthening our promise of religious
freedom, and teaching us the virtues of justice, hope, and perseverance.
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