2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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May 2, 2025 - Introduced by Representatives Subeck, VanderMeer, Udell, Tenorio, Stubbs, Snodgrass, Sinicki, Sheehan, Roe, Prado, Phelps, Palmeri, Ortiz-Velez, Neubauer, Murphy, Miresse, Melotik, McCarville, Mayadev, Madison, Knodl, Kirsch, Johnson, Joers, J. Jacobson, Hong, Gundrum, Goodwin, Emerson, Dittrich, DeSmidt, DeSanto, Clancy, Brown, Bare, Arney, Anderson and Neylon, cosponsored by Senators Habush Sinykin, Spreitzer, Wirch, Wanggaard, Wall, Roys, Ratcliff, Pfaff, Larson, L. Johnson, Hesselbein, Drake and Carpenter. Referred to Committee on Rules.
AJR41,1,2
1Relating to: proclaiming May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American Heritage
2Months. AJR41,1,53Whereas, since 2006, Jewish American Heritage Month has been observed 4nationwide every May to recognize the more than 370-year history of Jewish 5contributions to our nation’s civic, social, economic, and cultural life; and AJR41,1,86Whereas, it is estimated that over 330,000 persecuted Jews from Germany, 7Russia, Poland, and several other countries overcame restrictions and immigration 8quotas to find refuge in the United States between 1933 and 1952; and AJR41,1,119Whereas, many Jewish American survivors of the Holocaust have dedicated 10their lives to fighting for civil rights and educating future generations about the 11dangers of bigotry and anti-Semitism and the resilience of the human spirit; and AJR41,1,1312Whereas, it is estimated that over 33,000 Jews live in Wisconsin today, 13worshiping at over 30 active synagogues; and AJR41,2,2
1Whereas, the University of Wisconsin-Madison branch of Hillel began in 1924 2and is the second-oldest in the nation; and AJR41,2,63Whereas, several renowned Jewish Americans have resided in Wisconsin, 4including author Edna Ferber, U.S. Senators Herb Kohl and Russ Feingold, actors 5Gene Wilder and Charlotte Rae, magician Harry Houdini, and Israeli Prime 6Minister Golda Meir; and AJR41,2,97Whereas, the Jewish tenet tikkun olam, translated from Hebrew as “repair of 8the world,” is a call to Jews to pursue justice and righteousness for all of humanity; 9and AJR41,2,1210Whereas, the Jewish experience in America has consistently reminded us that 11liberty and opportunity ultimately triumph over prejudice and hate; now, therefore, 12be it AJR41,2,1713Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the Wisconsin 14Legislature proclaims May 2025 and May 2026 as Jewish American History 15Months and joins all Wisconsinites in thanking our fellow Jewish American citizens 16for shaping our country’s character, strengthening our promise of religious 17freedom, and teaching us the virtues of justice, hope, and perseverance.
