"Independence Day, is by far the most important national holiday in the United States. It commemorates the birth of the nation and the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, with fireworks, picnics, concerts, parades, political speeches and ceremonies. It is a day of patriotism and pride?the largest birthday celebration in the country and a true day of remembrance.
It is in this spirit that I, as an American, will celebrate Israel.
The nation of Israel and the Jewish people have sacrificed more for freedom per capita than any nation on earth. When the Jewish-American poetess, Emma Lazarus, penned the immortal words emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, Palestine was desert, a wasteland in the hands of the unfriendly Turks. From 1881 to about 1920, three million Jews emigrated from Eastern Europe to the US. Welcoming them to America were Lazarus's words: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
Ties between the Jewish people and the early pilgrims in America were as foundationally strong as the rock on which they stepped ashore in 1620. A group hoping to found a "New Israel" would become highly influential when the colonists began to aspire to freedom. Early founders and presidents of the newly formed republic would express the hope that the children of Israel might one day find rebirth in their homeland - the land God gave to Abraham".
This post was edited on 7/3 6:41 PM by MPA1988
It is in this spirit that I, as an American, will celebrate Israel.
The nation of Israel and the Jewish people have sacrificed more for freedom per capita than any nation on earth. When the Jewish-American poetess, Emma Lazarus, penned the immortal words emblazoned on the Statue of Liberty's pedestal, Palestine was desert, a wasteland in the hands of the unfriendly Turks. From 1881 to about 1920, three million Jews emigrated from Eastern Europe to the US. Welcoming them to America were Lazarus's words: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."
Ties between the Jewish people and the early pilgrims in America were as foundationally strong as the rock on which they stepped ashore in 1620. A group hoping to found a "New Israel" would become highly influential when the colonists began to aspire to freedom. Early founders and presidents of the newly formed republic would express the hope that the children of Israel might one day find rebirth in their homeland - the land God gave to Abraham".
This post was edited on 7/3 6:41 PM by MPA1988
