Novelist Jonathan Safran Foer was appointed to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council.
President Obama tapped Foer, 35, also a New York University professor of creative writing, last Friday.
Foer’s debut novel, “Everything Is Illuminated,” dealt with the Holocaust and Ukraine during that era. His mother, Esther Safran Foer, directs Sixth and I, a historic synagogue in downtown Washington.
The Holocaust Memorial Council governs the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
American Jews are awakening to a new political reality concerning our changing status and position in the United States.
We need on-the-ground tactical training for Jewish student activists and leaders if the Jewish community is going to push back against this madness and protect college students.
Taste Buds with Deb – Episode 54
Why are anti-Israel protesters on college campuses so agitated? An exhibit in New York City on the Oct. 7 massacre at the Nova festival shines a light on the confusion and madness of our times.
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