I dont know what to say about this one... I don't know any Jew who was asking for a Jewish Pride month, but we got one. I am waiting for the media to start showing Jewish themed documentaries during Jewish pride month , yeah right...
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/131335Obama Declares 'Jewish-American Heritage Month'
Iyar 19, 5769, 13 May 09 12:31
by Maayana Miskin
(IsraelNN.com) United States President Barack Obama has announced the establishment of “Jewish-American Heritage Month,” to honor former and present Jewish citizens of the U.S. The announcement declared the month of May, 2009 a time to “commemorate the proud heritage of Jewish Americans.”
In a formal statement, Obama said, “Jewish Americans have immeasurably enriched our Nation. Unyielding in the face of hardship and tenacious in following their dreams, Jewish Americans have surmounted the challenges that every new immigrant group faces, and have made unparalleled contributions.”
Obama noted Jewish contributions in the arts, science, politics and the military.
The president also praised America's Jews for their loyalty to tradition. “Jewish Americans have maintained a unique identity just as they have enmeshed themselves in the fabric of the United States... They have demonstrated that Americans can choose to maintain cultural traditions while honoring the principles and beliefs that bind them together as Americans,” he said.
The statement did not set any formal observance of the month, but called for “appropriate ceremonies and activities” honoring Jewish heritage.
Obama raised a stir in some Jewish circles when a senior campaign advisor blamed U.S. Jews for the lack of Middle East peace, and more recently created controversy with his support for the Saudi Initiative, which critics say would split Israel into two new Arab states.
However, the new U.S. president has remained overwhelmingly popular among U.S. Jews despite the occasional controversy, and won an estimated 78 percent of the Jewish vote in elections last November.