Bill Text: NY K00424 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 424 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Commending the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America on its 125th Anniversary

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-06-08 - adopted [K00424 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00424-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 424

BY: M. of A. Barrett

        COMMENDING  the  Jewish War Veterans of the United
        States of America  on  its  125th  Anniversary,  and
        paying  tribute to its members for their outstanding
        contributions to our Nation

  WHEREAS, Members of our Armed Forces from the State of New York, who
have served so valiantly and honorably in wars in which  this  country's
freedom  was  at  stake,  as  well  as  in  the preservation of peace in
peacetime, deserve a special salute from this Legislative Body; and

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to commend the Jewish
War Veterans of the United States of America and to pay tribute  to  its
members for their outstanding contributions to our Nation; and

  WHEREAS,  The Jewish War Veterans was founded March 15, 1896, in New
York City as the Hebrew Union Veterans Association (HUVA) by  Civil  War
veterans  destressed  by  the  commonly  held  belief  that Jews avoided
military service; and

  WHEREAS, The Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America  is
the oldest veteran's organization in the country; in 1958 it was charted
by Congress; and

  WHEREAS,  Since  its inception, this esteemed veteran's organization
has been a force against bigotry in America, while  working  to  support
the Jewish community; and

  WHEREAS,  Now  in its 125th year of service, the Jewish War Veterans
of the United States of America continue to address  the  challenges  of
serving  our  Nation's  veterans;  its  members  and auxiliaries perform
outreach to better assist former members of the Armed Forces  throughout
the State of New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Jewish  War  Veterans  is credited with starting the first
letter-writing campaign  in  support  of  the  GI  Bill,  which  enabled
thousands  of returning World War II veterans to attend college and make
a better life for themselves and their families; and

  WHEREAS, In 1963, the Jewish War Veterans were  the  only  veteran's
group to march with Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, D.C.; and

  WHEREAS,  In 1971, the Jewish War Veterans was first among veterans'
organizations to support the withdrawing of troops in Vietnam; and

  WHEREAS, Members of the Jewish War Veterans  of  the  United  States
have  donated  recreational  items,  such as books and games, to service
clubs and canteens, as well as clothing  and  care  packages  needed  by
patients at veterans' hospitals and facilities; and

  WHEREAS,  Dedicated to combating anti-Semitism in all its forms, the
Jewish War Veterans of the United States  of  America  offers  extensive
programs  committed  to  upholding  America's  deep  concern  about  the

condition of fellow  Jews  throughout  the  world  and  commits  to  the
assistance of oppressed Jews worldwide; and

  WHEREAS, The 125th Anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of America
is a living testament to its indomitable heritage; and

  WHEREAS, Through its long and sustained commitment to the ideals and
principles  upon which this beloved Nation was first founded, the Jewish
War Veterans of the United States of America  has  unselfishly  advanced
that   spirit  of  united  purpose  and  shared  concern  which  is  the
unalterable manifestation of our American experience; now, therefore, be
it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
commend  the  Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America on its
125th  Anniversary,  and  to  pay  tribute  to  its  members  for  their
outstanding contributions to our Nation; and be it further

  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.