    [United States Statutes at Large, Volume 128, 113th Congress, 2nd Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

    PROCLAMATION 9109--APR. 30, 2014

    Proclamation 9109 of April 30, 2014

    Jewish American Heritage Month, 2014

    By the President of the United States of America

    A Proclamation

    For thousands of years, the Jewish people have sustained their identity
    and traditions, persevering in the face of persecution. Through
    generations of enslavement and years of wandering, through forced
    segregation and the horrors of the Holocaust, they have maintained their
    holy covenant and lived according to the Torah. Their pursuit of freedom
    brought multitudes to our shores, and today our country is the proud
    home to millions of Jewish Americans. This month, let us honor their
    tremendous contributions--as scientists and artists, as activists and
    entrepreneurs. And let all of us find inspiration in a story that speaks
    to the universal human experience, with all of its suffering and all of
    its salvation.
    This history led many Jewish Americans to find common cause with the
    Civil Rights Movement. African Americans and Jewish Americans marched
    side-by-side in Selma and Montgomery. They boarded buses for Freedom
    Rides together, united in their support of liberty and

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    human dignity. These causes remain just as urgent today. Jewish
    communities continue to confront anti-Semitism--both around the world
    and, as tragic events mere weeks ago in Kansas reminded us, here in the
    United States. Following in the footsteps of Jewish civil rights
    leaders, we must come together across all faiths, reject ignorance and
    intolerance, and root out hatred wherever it exists.
    In celebrating Jewish American Heritage Month, we also renew our
    unbreakable bond with the nation of Israel. It is a bond that transcends
    politics, a partnership built on mutual interests and shared ideals. Our
    two countries are enriched by diversity and faith, fueled by innovation,
    and ruled not only by men and women, but also by laws. As we continue
    working in concert to build a safer, more prosperous, more tolerant
    world, may our friendship only deepen in the years to come.
    NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 2014 as Jewish
    American Heritage Month. I call upon all Americans to visit
    www.JewishHeritageMonth.gov to learn more about the heritage and
    contributions of Jewish Americans and to observe this month, the theme
    of which is healing the world, with appropriate programs, activities,
    and ceremonies.
    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this thirtieth day of
    April, in the year two thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the
    United States of America the two hundred and thirty-eighth.
    BARACK OBAMA