REMARKS
Council Member Brewer explains Resolution 438 to recognize Landing Day
0:01:47
·
3 min
Council Member Gale A. Brewer presents Resolution 438, which aims to recognize Landing Day in September to commemorate the arrival of the first Jewish community in New Amsterdam in 1654. She provides historical context, emphasizes the significance of Jewish contributions to New York City, and acknowledges supporters of the resolution.
- The resolution calls for recognizing Landing Day every September to commemorate the arrival of 23 Sephardic Jews in 1654.
- New York City is now home to 1.6 million Jews, more than any other city worldwide.
- Brewer highlights the importance of recognizing immigrant contributions to New York City's history and diversity.
Gale A. Brewer
0:01:47
Thank you very much, chair Rivera.
0:01:49
I wanna thank you.
0:01:50
I wanna thank Howard Tishou here and who is the most innovative human being I know.
0:01:56
He's got an idea a minute, and Landing Day is an excellent one.
0:02:01
I also wanna thank the chair of Jewish caucus Gels a member.
0:02:05
Dinwidds and all of the sponsors, including Dinwidds Rivera, wrestler, Menin, Belenocar, Schulman, Duane, De Nero, Brandon, Henif, Gabban, Brooks Powers, A Realist Car, and powers have all signed on, and I hope others do.
0:02:21
So as you heard, this calls as a resolution on the council to recognize landing day every September, which is why we're trying to do it so quickly this September.
0:02:31
To commemorate the 20, the Rees of Artic Jews arrived in 16 54, have been been preceded 1 month prior by 3 Oskonazi Jews and together founded the 1st Jewish community in North America.
0:02:44
This week, September 7 16 54, a few days before Rasha Shana, the group of 23 men, women, and children landed near the southern tip of the Dust Colony of New Amsterdam where the at Malinferriquez.
0:02:58
370 years later, New York City is home to 1,600,000 Jews more than any other city worldwide.
0:03:06
And, of course, we're one of the greatest urban centers of Jewish life.
0:03:11
The Landing is marked by the Jewish, Teracentry Monument, and Flagstaff, where we celebrated last year.
0:03:19
It's placed in the Peter Miller Plaza by the state of New York and dedicated in 1955 in recognition of the celebration of the arrival of the first Jews in North America.
0:03:30
The that year, events were held for months across New York and the US to celebrate.
0:03:36
But in the decades, since there have only been a handful of gatherings at the site, and I wanna again thank Howard teach for bringing us together more recently.
0:03:48
I just also wanna say that Wuth Messinger, who is, of course, well known to all of us, wanted to recognize this contribution and say how much she to appreciate it, So I just wanna mention that she's not able to be here today, but she wanted to send her very best.
0:04:08
She said, this is a fantastic resolution recognizing both the history of Jews in New York and the history of New York City.
0:04:16
As a city that has thrived and continues to thrive because of the contribution of immigrants.
0:04:22
She's very focused on immigrants, if you know, Root.
0:04:25
These were among New York's earliest immigrants saved by being allowed to stay because the Dutch East India Company overrode the anti Semitic position of Governor Peter Stuyverson.
0:04:38
It was an important victim for tolerance, welcome, and the building of IDiverse city, said Ruth Messenger.
0:04:45
And thank you very much also to Schuler Warren Puder, chief of staff in my office are making this possible.
0:04:52
Thank you very much, madam chair.