[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 79 (Tuesday, April 23, 2024)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30257-30258]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-08787]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 10728 of April 18, 2024

                
Education and Sharing Day, USA, 2024

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                This Education and Sharing Day, USA, we remember the 
                life and legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi 
                Menachem Mendel Schneerson, as the leader of the 
                Chabad-Lubavitch movement and recommit to our shared 
                values of honesty, dignity, and equal justice that he 
                long championed and that have made America strong.

                Forced to flee Nazi-occupied Europe during one of 
                history's darkest moments, the Rebbe found a new home 
                and purpose in America. In the wake of the Holocaust, 
                he led hundreds of thousands to deepen their faith. As 
                a prolific scholar and teacher, his calls for new 
                schools and community centers inspired people to build 
                them in all 50 States and across the globe, and they 
                moved generations to embrace education not only as a 
                means of self-improvement but as an essential path to a 
                more just society. Here in America, he also offered 
                counsel to some of my predecessors as President, always 
                advocating for our Nation's role as a beacon of hope in 
                the world.

                We honor the Rebbe's birthday every year, but we know 
                this year is different. Violence and cruelty have 
                reminded us that hate never goes away--it only hides. 
                Silence is complicity, and America will not be silent. 
                As Americans, we reject terrorism and will keep working 
                unequivocally to combat antisemitism at every turn. My 
                Administration remains dedicated to Israel's security, 
                and here at home, we have been implementing America's 
                first-ever National Strategy to Counter Antisemitism. 
                We will give hate no safe harbor.

                The Rebbe knew that education is fundamental to 
                cultivating understanding and acceptance. It opens us 
                up to one another, and it builds not just knowledge but 
                character, as well as an awareness of something bigger 
                than ourselves. The Rebbe's beliefs are reflected in 
                the American creed that every person is created equal 
                and deserves to be treated equally throughout their 
                lives, starting with access to a quality education--a 
                mission my Administration shares.

                As we approach the 30th anniversary of the Rebbe's 
                passing, we honor his work by celebrating our common 
                faith in our Nation and by working to ensure that every 
                American has a chance to learn, grow, and thrive--in 
                the classroom and as caring and courageous people.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., 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 April 19, 
                2024, as Education and Sharing Day, USA. I call upon 
                government officials, educators, volunteers, and all 
                the people of the United States to observe this day 
                with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-four, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2024-08787
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