New York, NY . . . Dianne Lob, Chair, William Daroff, CEO, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chair, of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, issued the following statement:
“We are pleased to extend warm congratulations to Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt following her unanimous confirmation by the U.S. Senate to serve as Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combatting Antisemitism at the State Department. Lipstadt will be the first to hold this position at the elevated Ambassador level.
“Her expertise is needed now more than ever – with antisemitism and Jew-hatred at seemingly all-time highs. We are still haunted as a community by the attack on the synagogue in Colleyville, Texas at the beginning of the year, by a British national. And this week in Israel, terrorists have killed 11 innocent people in three different cities. Antisemitism is a worldwide problem and we will be stronger by having an American official, whose purview is to engage on these issues.
“We offer our full support at this critical time on behalf of American Jewry and look forward to working with Ambassador Lipstadt in the ongoing fight against antisemitism.”
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