Governor of Nebraska also inaugurates May as Jewish American Heritage Month in the state. Ben Ariel Antisemitism Nebraska International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Jewish American Heritage Month Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts REUTERS/Joshua Roberts This past Thursday, on Israel’s Independence Day, during a celebratory event at the Nebraska Capitol Building, Governor of Nebraska Pete Ricketts made the historic decision to inaugurate May as Jewish American Heritage Month in the State of Nebraska, becoming the first American state to do so. The Governor also proclaimed the official adoption by the State of Nebraska of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of...