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UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Bill No: SCR 39
Author: Block (D), Allen (D), Hertzberg (D), Jackson (D), Leno
(D),
Stone (R), and Wolk (D), et al.
Amended: 6/22/15
Vote: 21
SENATE FLOOR: 36-0, 5/04/15
AYES: Allen, Anderson, Bates, Beall, Block, Cannella, De León,
Fuller, Gaines, Galgiani, Hall, Hernandez, Hertzberg, Hill,
Hueso, Huff, Jackson, Lara, Leno, Leyva, Liu, McGuire,
Mendoza, Mitchell, Monning, Moorlach, Morrell, Nguyen,
Nielsen, Pan, Roth, Runner, Stone, Vidak, Wieckowski, Wolk
NO VOTE RECORDED: Berryhill, Hancock, Pavley
ASSEMBLY FLOOR: Read and adopted, 6/22/15
SUBJECT: Jewish American Heritage Month
SOURCE: Author
DIGEST: This resolution recognizes May 2015 as Jewish American
Heritage Month, encourages all Californians to participate in
appropriate observances with activities that celebrate and
commemorate Jewish American Heritage Month, and commends Jewish
Americans for their notable accomplishments and outstanding
service to the state and the nation.
Assembly Amendments add coauthors.
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ANALYSIS: This resolution makes the following legislative
findings:
1)For thousands of years, the Jewish people have sustained their
identity and traditions while persevering in the face of
persecution, enslavement, years of wandering, forced
segregation, and the horrors of the Holocaust.
2)Ever since the first Dutch Jew set foot in New Amsterdam in
1654, Jews have been contributing bountifully to the culture
and history of the United States, have achieved great success,
strengthened the country, and helped shape the American way of
life through their deep commitment to faith, family, and
community.
3)When the first Jewish settlers came to this country, they
sought a place of promise where they could practice their
faith in freedom and live in liberty.
4)Jewish Americans have continued their strong support for
ending discrimination in voting, employment, public
accommodation, and in society at large, by prominently
participating in virtually every civil rights effort in the
American experience, including those for women, farmworkers,
the disabled, and for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
Americans.
5)Jewish American Heritage Month is the time when the rich
history of Jewish Americans is celebrated and their
contributions to this nation are honored, and also an
opportunity to remember and thank the many Jewish Americans
who defend this nation's ideals as members of the United
States Armed Forces.
6)Jewish American Heritage Month is also a time to renew this
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nation's unbreakable bond with the nation of Israel. This
bond is a partnership built on mutual interests and shared
ideals that transcend politics. Israel and the United States
are enriched by diversity and faith, fueled by innovation, and
ruled not only by men and women, but also by laws.
This resolution recognizes May 2015 as Jewish American Heritage
Month, encourages all Californians to participate in appropriate
observances with activities that celebrate and commemorate
Jewish American Heritage Month, and commends Jewish Americans
for their notable accomplishments and outstanding service to the
state and the nation.
Prior Legislation
SCR 19 (Steinberg, Resolution Chapter 24, Statutes of 2009)
designated May 2009 as Jewish American Heritage Month.
FISCAL EFFECT: Appropriation: No Fiscal
Com.:NoLocal: No
SUPPORT: (Verified4/15/15)
None received
OPPOSITION: (Verified4/15/15)
None received
Prepared by: Karen Chow / SFA / (916) 651-1520
6/24/15 19:01:45
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