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This joint resolution recognizes May 2025 as Jewish American Heritage Month, highlighting the significant contributions of Jewish Americans to the nation's culture and history over more than 365 years. The resolution acknowledges the challenges Jewish Americans have faced, including discrimination and adversity, while emphasizing their tireless efforts to realize the nation's founding principles of freedom and equality. It recognizes the Jewish American community's ongoing commitment to religious freedom, empathy, and compassion, while also addressing the continuing challenges of hostility and anti-Semitism. The resolution calls for condemning anti-Semitism in all its forms, including Holocaust denial, and celebrates the progress achieved through struggle and sacrifice. Ultimately, the resolution urges citizens to observe Jewish American Heritage Month through appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities that recognize and honor the Jewish American experience and contributions to American society.

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