Holocaust Historian Deborah Lipstadt Nominated as US Anti-Semitism Envoy
Holocaust Historian Deborah Lipstadt Nominated as US Anti-Semitism Envoy
Diverse array of Jewish groups welcome announcement, which also included tapping of New York LGBT synagogue Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum to Commission on International Religious Freedom.
By Jacob Magid August 1, 2021, 4:55 pm
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American historian and author Deborah Lipstadt poses for photographer at the Rome Film festival in Rome, October 17, 2016. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
The White House on Friday announced its appointment of Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt to serve as US Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, drawing praise from Jewish groups across the political spectrum.