[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 74 (Monday, April 19, 1999)]
[Presidential Documents]
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[FR Doc No: 99-9897]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 64, No. 74 / Monday, April 19, 1999 /
Presidential Documents
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Title 3--
The President
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Proclamation 7183 of April 14, 1999
Jewish Heritage Week, 1999
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Nearly 350 years have passed since the first Jewish
settlers arrived in America. The sons and daughters of
a proud and ancient heritage, they brought to this new
land gifts that have enriched our national life
tremendously: a deep faith in God, a strong sense of
morality, a devotion to family and community, a thirst
for freedom, a reverence for justice, and a long
tradition of philanthropy.
Millions of Jews have shared the American immigrant
experience. Many came here fleeing poverty and
persecution, yearning for religious or political
freedom, seeking a better life for themselves and their
families. Investing their dreams, ambitions, labor, and
love in our country, Jewish immigrants overcame great
obstacles to rise as far as their talents and effort
could take them. Today their descendants continue to
make extraordinary contributions to the cultural,
economic, religious, and intellectual life of our
Nation. In education, the arts, politics, the law,
science, entertainment, technology, philanthropy,
industry, and every other field of endeavor, Jewish men
and women have excelled in their pursuits and
strengthened America with their character and
accomplishments.
As we look forward to a new century and a new
millennium, let us give thanks for all that the Jewish
community in America has done to keep our Nation free,
strong, and prosperous. Let us celebrate the freedom of
religion guaranteed by our founders in the Bill of
Rights, which has done so much to attract men and women
of conscience to this land. Let us recognize that our
country's great diversity of races, religions,
ethnicities, and cultures will prove to be among our
greatest strengths in the global community of tomorrow.
And let us reaffirm our sacred obligation to build a
future based upon a spirit of tolerance, respect, and
understanding.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim April 18 through April 25,
1999, as Jewish Heritage Week. I urge all Americans to
observe this week with appropriate programs,
ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord
nineteen hundred and ninety-nine, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two
hundred and twenty-third.
(Presidential Sig.)
[FR Doc. 99-9897
Filed 4-16-99; 8:45 am]
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