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Jewish History Month
Jewish History Month is a proposed American holiday to celebrate and raise awareness about the Jewish diaspora. It was created by students at Solon High School to highlight the important contributions of Jewish culture on American history.

Purpose
With the controversy1 surrounding Black History Month some members of other ethnic minority classes that experienced discrimination and intolerance at the hands of the American government felt that the recognition of their history and culture warranted federally sanctioned action.

Proposals
Possible ideas for ethnic recognition months included Native American, Jewish, Chinese, Japanese, Eastern Asian, Hispanic, Western European, Russian, British, Italian and Irish History Months. Each proposal listed reasons for those races to be specifically recognized.

Proposal Support

 * 1) Native American History Month: Argued that Native Americans as a group had been discriminated against by the federal government and robbed of their cultural homeland and basic civil rights. Also argued that Native American culture had been an integral part of forming the early fabric of America
 * 2) Jewish History Month: Argued that Jewish culture was often regarded as a safe topic for discrimination and humor. Also argued that Jewish citizens of our nation had fought against numerous instances of unfairness to contribute to American society
 * 3) Chinese History Month: Argued that the Chinese population of America had been discriminated against since its arrival to America. The institution of quota systems and the near enslavement of Chinese immigrants in the creation of Western railroads were both obvious instances of discrimination. Chinese immigrants also have added significant contributions to society since their arrival in America
 * 4) Japanese History Month: Argued that the discriminatory actions of the government in interning Japanese citizens without habeas corpus during World War II were severely detrimental to Japanese citizenry in America. Also cited the contributions of many Japanese to American society
 * 5) Hispanic History Month: Argued Hispanics are often the butt of racially charged jokes in America and that Hispanic citizens are a driving force in America's economy
 * 6) British, Italian, and Irish History Months: Cited the influence of British, Irish, and Italian immigrants in the creation and formation of America through all of its history. Also cited the creation of the American Constitution and its roots in British Enlightenment thought

References and Related Links
^ DeWayne Wickham (2005-02-14). "Debunking myths of black history". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/opinion/columnist/wickham/2005-02-14-wickham_x.htm. Retrieved on 2008-11-26.
 * 1) ^ Byron McCauley (2005-02-06). "Bring Black History into mainstream". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 2006-06-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20060630000657/http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050206/EDIT03/502060303/1023. Retrieved on 2008-11-26.
 * 1) Racial segregation in the United States