President Declares May As Jewish American Heritage Month

President Obama yesterday issued a Proclamation (full text) designating May as Jewish American Heritage Month. The Proclamation declares: "Jewish American history demonstrates how America's diversity enriches and strengthens us all." After "call[ing] upon all Americans to commemorate the proud heritage of Jewish Americans with appropriate ceremonies and activities," the Proclamation ends with the standard-- though here rather out of place-- statement: "IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twelfth day of May, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine...."