Subject: RE: DNC JAHM statement for chair review
From: "Walker, Eric" <[email-masked]>
To: Kate Houghton <[email-masked]>, "Ryan Banfill ([email-masked])" <[email-masked]>
Cc: "Weinberg, Aaron" <[email-masked]>, Sarah E Arkin <[email-masked]>, "Miranda, Luis" <[email-masked]>, "Paustenbach, Mark" <[email-masked]>, "Walsh, Tom" <[email-masked]>, "P. Aikowsky" <[email-masked]>, "Bonosky, Garret" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 2 May 2016 13:47:01 -0700

Adding Garret - thanks!

From: Walker, Eric
Sent: Monday, May 02, 2016 4:11 PM
To: Kate Houghton; Ryan Banfill ([email-masked])
Cc: Weinberg, Aaron; Sarah E Arkin; Miranda, Luis; Paustenbach, Mark; Walsh, Tom; P. Aikowsky
Subject: Re: DNC JAHM statement for chair review

Bumping for chair approval. Thanks

On May 2, 2016, at 10:39 AM, Walker, Eric <[email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>> wrote:
For Immediate Release
May 2, 2016

Contact - DNC Press 202-863-8148<tel:202-863-8148>

DNC Chair Wasserman Schultz's Statement on Jewish American Heritage Month

Washington, DC - DNC Chair Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz released the following statement today in recognition of May as Jewish American Heritage Month. As a Congresswoman, Chair Wasserman Schultz was instrumental in establishing May as JAHM. President George W. Bush first proclaimed JAHM almost 10 years ago and it has been celebrated ever since:

"This month, we celebrate Jewish American Heritage Month by marking the important contributions that Jews have made to American life.

"From a young age, my parents taught me that a central tenet of our faith is tikkun olam - repairing the world. As active citizens and as Jews, they helped me understand that we have a responsibility to advocate for others and on behalf of justice and righteousness.

"This year's theme - Jewish contributions to education - builds upon that legacy of tikkun olam. We know that education can be the silver bullet for parents who want to give their children a better life or a chance to escape the cycle of poverty. Education is also our best defense against bigotry and ignorance in society. Jewish Americans have made major contributions to American education system, most notably Julius Rosenwald's effort to help build more than 5,000 schools in the American South. By fighting for a better education for all Americans, Jewish Americans can do our part to repair our country and the world.

"There's a reason why two-thirds of Jews identify with the Democratic Party: because the Democratic Party's values are in sync with the values of the Jewish community, like tzedakah, or charity, gemilut hasadim, the gift of loving kindness, and the cause of social justice. This Jewish American Heritage Month, I'm proud to call myself a Democrat because I know that we are not only advancing the causes of our party but of the Jewish people."

Eric Walker
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732-991-1489
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