Trump taps radio shock jock, Haredi publisher and Witkoff’s son for Holocaust Memorial Council

Days after firing eight Joe Biden-era appointees from the board of the US Holocaust Memorial Council, including former second gentleman Doug Emhoff, President Donald Trump has tapped eight new members.

Among them are shock jock Sid Rosenberg, who was a Trump surrogate during last year’s campaign, and Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, the founding editor and publisher of Yated Ne’eman, a leading Haredi Orthodox publication. Alex Witkoff, son of Trump’s diplomatic envoy Steve Witkoff, was also on the list.

They will replace Emhoff and a number of Biden administration officials, including Susan Rice, Tom Perez and Ron Klain, all of whom Trump abruptly dismissed from the board this week.

“This Council has the important task of preserving the memories and stories of the loved ones whose lives were robbed in one of the darkest moments in History. NEVER FORGET!” Trump writes in the announcement on his social media platform Truth Social.

The eight new names will join 41 other members currently sitting on the council, including a number of other Biden appointees, the Washington Post reports. The board oversees the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. Board members have often been political appointments and serve five-year terms. It is highly unusual to dismiss groups of members midway through their terms.