To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Joshua Freeman, Director of Administration
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RE: Recognition of Jewish Heritage Month-May 2025
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Recognition of Jewish Heritage Month
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, the United States and individual states across the nation, including Michigan, have recognized Jewish Heritage in May, starting with President Jimmy Carter's recognition of Jewish American Heritage Week in 1980 that was broadened to proclaiming May as Jewish American Heritage Month by President George W. Bush in 2006, which recognized the contributions Jewish people have made to American culture over the last 350 years; and
WHEREAS, the Jewish community in Genesee County has offered social services for people of all races, religions, and nationalities through the Flint Jewish Federation's congregate meal, mobile meal, immigration, and referral service programs, as well as facilitated transportation to medical appointments and grocery shopping; and
WHEREAS, the Flint Jewish Federation has also organized annual opportunities for members of the local community to celebrate Jewish culture and build connections across cultures through the Karen Schneider Flint Jewish Film Festival, Daniel Pearl World Music Days Humanity in Harmony concert, Don Riegle Community Service Awards, and support of Martin Luther King, Jr. tribute activities and has also worked to deepen understanding of Jewish history through annual Holocaust Commemoration and to deepen relationships between groups of Jews and people of color through activities such as joint visits to the Zekelman Holocaust Museum and Charle...
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