President Bush declared Wednesday to be “Education and Sharing Day,” in memory of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. “On Education and Sharing Day, we reaffirm our commitment to teach young people the lessons they need to preserve and strengthen our nation, and to reach as far as their vision and character can take them,” Bush said in a statement Tuesday.
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