Jewish American Heritage Month

Posted By simmons on April 29, 2017

Donald Trump wearing a Jewish prayer shawl.. (photo credit:CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS)

President Donald Trump declared May to be Jewish American Heritage Month in a press release Friday.

During Jewish American Heritage Month, we celebrate our nations strong American Jewish heritage, rooted in the ancient faith and traditions of the Jewish people, Trump said.

Trump mentioned that the Jewish people have left an indelible mark on American culture through an ethical code and tikkun olam, or repairing the world.

He also stated that Jews came to America to escape persecution and violence, and that American Jews have stood for human freedom, equality and dignity.

Trump said he plans to celebrate the connection between the Jewish people and the United States with his daughter, Ivanka, and his son-in law, Jared Kushner.

Now, therefore, I, Donald J. Trump, 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 2017 as Jewish American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to celebrate the heritage and contributions of American Jews and to observe this month with appropriate programs, activities and ceremonies, Trump said in closing.

Last week, Israel observed Holocaust Remembrance Day, and Trump signed a proclamation to observe Holocaust remembrance for the week of April 23-28.

Ivanka was in Berlin at the time, as a panelist at the W20 Summit on womens economic empowerment. She took some time to visit the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, the German capitals Holocaust memorial. Ivanka posted about the visit on Instagram, saying, I am deeply moved by the history of this memorial, honoring the six million European Jews whose lives were taken during the Holocaust.

According to data released last Sunday, US campuses have seen a rise of 45% in antisemitism.

The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University, in collaboration with the European Jewish Congress, released its Annual Report on Antisemitism for 2016 during a press conference held at the university.

In the report, US campuses were reported to have become hotbeds for Jew-hatred, often under the guise of anti-Zionism and due to increased pro-Palestinian movements, such as BDS on campuses. Lidar Grav-Lazi contributed to this report.

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