|The American Presidency Project| |• George Bush| |Proclamation
6272 - Jewish Heritage Week, 1991 and 1992| |April 17, 1991| The
Jewish people share a rich and vibrant heritage, one that has
endured thorugh the ages, even through exile and dark periods of
systematic persecution. That great and abiding heritage has had
a profound influence on the character of the United States.
Thus, it is with great pleasure that millions of Americans join
with their Jewish friends and neighbors in celebrating Jewish
Heritage Week. The American of life -- indeed, the development
of all Western civilization -- has been shaped, in large part,
by the laws and teachings recorded in the Old Testament and
Judaic tradition. Our forefathers' declaration of the
unalienable rights of individuals was rooted in the biblically
supported belief that all people are created equal, in the image
of the Almighty. The principles of ethical and moral conduct
that form the basis of American civil order and the foundation
of any truly free and just