Longboat proclaims May as Jewish American Heritage Month

The town of Longboat Key proclaimed May 2023 Jewish American Heritage Month at its May 1 regular meeting. 

“Jews have been in this country for 369 years, and we’re proud Americans,” Regional Director for the American Jewish Committee West Coast Florida Brian Lipton said. “This proclamation is so important. There are many different groups that have different heritage months, history months and they’re all important. … With each one of these months, we get to learn about each other. We get to embrace each other, and we get to understand the richness of this country, which is based on its diversity.”

Commissioner BJ Bishop read out the proclamation and played a key role in its inception.