Full Text of HR0500 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 500
| 2 | | WHEREAS, 2013 marks the 170th anniversary of B'nai B'rith | 3 | | International; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, The organization was founded on the Lower East | 5 | | Side of New York to improve the lives of new German Jewish | 6 | | immigrants to America; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith is the oldest service organization | 8 | | founded in the United States and has an unparalleled record of | 9 | | aiding humanity in communities throughout the United States and | 10 | | more than 50 other nations (the American Red Cross, which was | 11 | | founded 38 years later, was co-founded by a B'nai B'rith | 12 | | member); and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith has provided over $100 million in | 14 | | cash, medical equipment, and supplies to victims of disasters | 15 | | worldwide since 1868; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith is a strong and vocal advocate for | 17 | | the promotion of the State of Israel and has had an active | 18 | | presence in Israel since 1888; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith has had an active presence as an NGO | 20 | | at the United Nations since its founding and is the only Jewish |
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| 1 | | NGO with full-time representation at the United Nations in New | 2 | | York and its agencies in Europe and Latin America; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith is America's largest Jewish sponsor | 4 | | of federally-funded housing for seniors with limited income, | 5 | | provides safe, comfortable, and affordable housing for seniors | 6 | | without regard for race, religion, and ethnicity, and has an | 7 | | international network of senior living facilities; and | 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 | | health care reform for all; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith has a 100-year record of commitment | 13 | | to cultural diversity, tolerance, and understanding, | 14 | | complemented by the Diverse Minds Youth Writing Challenge, | 15 | | through which high school students write and illustrate books; | 16 | | B'nai B'rith publishes the books for elementary school | 17 | | children, teaching them the values of tolerance and diversity; | 18 | | and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, B'nai B'rith members in local communities provide | 20 | | countless hours of service to local projects to better the | 21 | | communities in which they live; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The B'nai B'rith International president, Mr. | 2 | | Allan J. Jacobs, is a resident of Lake Forest; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 5 | | we designate October 13, 2013 as B'nai B'rith Day in the State | 6 | | of Illinois.
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