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Proclamation 10940

Jewish American Heritage Month, 2025

This proclamation designates May 2025 as Jewish American Heritage Month, calling on Americans to celebrate Jewish American contributions and heritage. It includes strong rhetorical commitments to combating anti-Semitism domestically and abroad, with specific mentions of using "every appropriate legal tool" to address anti-Semitic incidents on university campuses and standing with Israel, but contains no binding policy directives, funding allocations, or operational mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 21837

Impact dates

  1. Jewish American Heritage Month observance period begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 2025 as Jewish American Heritage Month
  • Call upon Americans to celebrate heritage and contributions of American Jews
  • Call upon Americans to observe month with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect; May 2025 designated as Jewish American Heritage Month

Near term (90d)

  • Month-long observance with voluntary programs and ceremonies

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Rhetorical framing of 'every appropriate legal tool' for campus anti-Semitism is vague—no specific action mandated; may signal future policy but creates no obligation
  • Strongly partisan political messaging embedded in commemorative text may reduce unifying effect
  • Reference to 'anti-Zionism' as anti-Semitism conflation is contested and may generate First Amendment tensions on campuses
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