Bill Text: IL SR1779 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares October 13, 2018 as "B'nai B'rith Day" in the State of Illinois.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SR1779 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SR1779-Introduced.html
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| 1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate B'nai B'rith | ||||||
| 4 | International on the occasion of its 175th anniversary; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith was founded on the lower east side of | ||||||
| 6 | New York to improve the lives of new Jewish immigrants to | ||||||
| 7 | America; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith is the oldest service organization | ||||||
| 9 | founded in the United States and has an unparalleled record of | ||||||
| 10 | aiding humanity in communities throughout the United States and | ||||||
| 11 | several dozen nations around the world; and
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| 12 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith has provided over $100 million in | ||||||
| 13 | cash, medical equipment, and supplies to victims of disasters | ||||||
| 14 | worldwide since 1865; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith is a strong and vocal advocate for | ||||||
| 16 | the State of Israel and has had an active presence in Israel | ||||||
| 17 | since 1888; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith has an active presence as a NGO at | ||||||
| 19 | the United Nations since its founding, and is the only Jewish | ||||||
| 20 | NGO with full-time representation at the United Nations in New | ||||||
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| 1 | York and its agencies in Europe and Latin America; and
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| 2 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith is the largest national Jewish | ||||||
| 3 | sponsor of federally-funded housing for seniors with limited | ||||||
| 4 | income; the organization provides safe, comfortable, and | ||||||
| 5 | affordable housing for seniors without regard for race, | ||||||
| 6 | religion, and ethnicity and has an international network of | ||||||
| 7 | senior living facilities; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith is widely acclaimed as a forceful | ||||||
| 9 | advocate for senior citizens with a special emphasis on | ||||||
| 10 | protecting Social Security and Medicare and in supporting | ||||||
| 11 | access to quality health care and funding for the aging | ||||||
| 12 | services network and minimum wage; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith has a long history of promoting | ||||||
| 14 | cultural diversity, inclusion, and understanding, via | ||||||
| 15 | grassroots education projects such as the Diverse Minds Writing | ||||||
| 16 | Challenge, where high school students write and illustrate | ||||||
| 17 | children's books, to help teach them the values of inclusion | ||||||
| 18 | and diversity; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith volunteers are active in their local | ||||||
| 20 | communities, providing countless hours of service to projects | ||||||
| 21 | to better the communities in which they live; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, The past B'nai B'rith International President, | ||||||
| 2 | Mr. Allan J. Jacobs, is a resident of Lake Forest; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Mr. Sheldon Marcus presently serves as Senior Vice | ||||||
| 4 | President of B'nai B'rith International and is a resident of | ||||||
| 5 | Morton Grove; therefore, be it
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| 6 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | ||||||
| 7 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare October 13, | ||||||
| 8 | 2018 as "B'nai B'rith Day" in the State of Illinois; and be it | ||||||
| 9 | further
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| 10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 11 | presented to B'nai B'rith International as a symbol of our | ||||||
| 12 | respect and esteem.
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