Bush to proclaim designated month for Jewish history

Knight Ridder Newspapers ^ | April 22, 2006 | BETH REINHARD

[Snapping Turtle]

It's a "heritage" month, not a religious month or Jewish holy day. I think it's an excellent idea.

[swmobuffalo]

So are we going to get a "White History" month?

[sinkspur]

It's a "heritage" month, not a religious month or Jewish holy day. I think it's an excellent idea.

So do I.

Yours is the first rational comment on this entire thread.

[SJackson]

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Silly idea. From anoter article i posted this am

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[goldstategop]

That's not completely correct. In the modern Jewish calendar, in the month of Iyar that begins next weekend, Yom Ha Zikaron and Yom Ha'Azmut have acquired cultural significance. They're the only holidays to be added to the Jewish calendar outside the Torah since Purim since they commemorate the Holocaust dead and the establishment of Israel.

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[rang1995]

can't wait for Muslim month