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Laguna Woods council proclaims Jewish American Heritage Month after public debate on identity and religion
Summary
The Laguna Woods City Council adopted a proclamation declaring May 2025 Jewish American Heritage Month after an extended public discussion in which council members and residents debated whether the recognition is cultural or religious and whether the city should issue such proclamations.
The Laguna Woods City Council voted to proclaim May 2025 Jewish American Heritage Month after an extended public discussion in which council members and residents debated whether the proclamation should be presented as cultural/ethnic recognition or as a religious observance, and whether the city should issue such proclamations at all.
A council member read a prepared statement opposing the proclamation and urging the council to avoid mixing religion and government. "First, this is a religion, and if we recognize 1, we'd have to recognize all of them," the member said, adding that the current national context made the subject particularly fraught. The speaker also said an outside group, identified later in the meeting as the Jewish Community Action Network…
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