Resources
Press

PHOTO RELEASE: Gottheimer Honors Juneteenth, Joins North Jersey Community for Fair Lawn’s First Ever Juneteenth Celebration

Jun 21, 2023
Press

Above:  Gottheimer honors Juneteenth in Fair Lawn with the North Jersey community.

FAIR LAWN, NJ — On June 19, 2023, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) honored Juneteenth by joining the community and taking part in Fair Lawn’s first annual Juneteenth Community Celebration of Freedom. The celebration featured local Black-owned businesses, music, student art, and festivities.

Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in 1865, celebrates freedom, and honors the contributions of the Black community to our nation.

“Juneteenth is a time for our communities to commemorate and reflect on the end of slavery in the United States, African American freedom, and to emphasize the achievements of the Black community in our nation’s history,” said Congressman Josh Gottheimer. “We must stand up because, paraphrasing Dr. King, the arc of the moral universe will not just bend toward justice on its own, we must help bend it. That is why we are here today — and why we must recognize and celebrate this jubilant holiday.”

In 2021, Gottheimer cosponsored and helped pass the bipartisan legislation in Congress that made Juneteenth a full federal holiday. 

Gottheimer was joined by Mayor Kurt Peluso, Deputy Mayor Chris Krause, Councilmember Gail Rottenstrich, and Deputy Mayor of Community Affairs Cristina Cutrone.

Below: Gottheimer honors Juneteenth in Fair Lawn with the North Jersey community.

###

Recent Posts

Jul 25, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Gottheimer Amendments to Expand Holocaust Education and Maintain the Delaware Water Gap Pass in Interior & Environment Appropriations Package

WASHINGTON, DC — Yesterday, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer’s provisions to expand Holocaust education nationwide and prevent the Delaware Water Gap’s reclassification as a National Park passed the House, as part of the FY25 Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act. The bill, which passed by a vote of […]

Jul 24, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Gottheimer Leads 31 Bipartisan Members in a Letter Requesting Classified Briefing on Iranian Influence in Anti-Israel Protests

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer (NJ-5) led a bipartisan letter signed by thirty-one bipartisan Members of Congress to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, requesting a classified briefing on her statement that the Iranian government promoted and encouraged anti-Israel protests. The signatory list of thirty-one bipartisan Members of […]

Jul 24, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Gottheimer Hosts American Hostage Family for Netanyahu’s Address to Joint Session of Congress

Above: Gottheimer with constituents from Tenafly, NJ, Adi and Yael Alexander, parents of American hostage Edan Alexander. WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer announced that he is hosting the Alexander family — parents of American hostage Edan Alexander — as guests for  Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s address to a […]