Ronald Reagan

“ These commemorations sustain our hope that someday the persecuted Jews of the Soviet Union will be delivered from bondage.
At this time of year, it is appropriate for all Americans to acknowledge how much our country has benefited from the contributions of American Jews. We should be proud that Jews in America have always been free to practice their religion and preserve their traditions. And the Jewish people have responded with an ardent patriotism once so eloquently expressed by one of America's foremost rabbis:
"God built Him a continent of glory and filled it with treasures untold.... ”

“ Last week marked the observance of Yom Hashoa, the Day of Remembrance, and this week, Israeli Independence Day is celebrated. These events remind us that Israel was reborn out of ashes of the Holocaust. ”