City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2009-1358

• File #: 2009-1358
• Version: 1
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 4/28/2009
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 4/28/2009
• Enactment date: 4/28/2009
• Enactment #: 219
• Effective date: 4/29/2009
• Title: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes Israel's 61st Independence Day and Tel Aviv's centennial and thanks the United Jewish Federation for celebrating the anniversaries in Pittsburgh; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares April 29, 2009, “Yom Ha'atzmaut 2009 Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.
• Sponsors: William Peduto, Douglas Shields, All Members
• Indexes: PROCLAMATION - MR. PEDUTO, PROCLAMATION - MR. SHIELDS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/28/2009	1	City Council	Adopted	Pass

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WHEREAS, on April 29, 2009, the United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh will hold the city's largest celebration of Israel at the Jewish Community Center in Squirrel Hill; and

WHEREAS, Yom Ha'atzmaut 2009 will recognize the 61^st anniversary of Israel's Independence Day and the 100^th anniversary of the city of Tel Aviv; and

WHEREAS, on May 14, 1948 the Jewish People's Council gathered at the Tel Aviv Museum and approved a proclamation declaring the establishment of the State of Israel; and

WHEREAS, Independence Day is celebrated by a speech from the speaker of the Knesset, a ritual march of soldiers carrying the flag of Israel, and the lighting of twelve torches; and

WHEREAS, Tel Aviv will celebrate its centennial year with dozens of events held in the City and around the world; and

WHEREAS, Tel Aviv has nearly one million people who enter the city daily for work, education, or entertainment.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Council of the City of Pittsburgh recognizes Israel's 61^st Independence Day and Tel Aviv's centennial and thanks the United Jewish Federation for celebrating the anniversaries in Pittsburgh; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Pittsburgh hereby declares April 29, 2009, "Yom Ha'atzmaut 2009 Day" in the City of Pittsburgh.