U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., appointed a South Florida congressman to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council which serves as a board of trustees for the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.
Pelosi turned to U.S. Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., the ranking Democrat on the U.S. House Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, to serve on the council.
“This appointment is a fitting tribute to the outstanding work you have done throughout your career to fulfill the mission of the museum,” Pelosi wrote Deutch earlier this month. “The mission of the museum has been your personal and official mission. Your leadership in seeking justice for survivors throughout Florida and beyond and combating anti-Semitism around the world has helped ensure that never again will the tragic history of the Holocaust be repeated.”
“I am profoundly honored to be appointed by Nancy Pelosi to serve on the board of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum,” Deutch noted at the end of last week. “South Florida is home to one of the largest communities of Holocaust survivors in the country, and I have learned so much by listening to their stories of courage and perseverance in the face of unimaginable cruelty and hatred. It is a privilege to fight for them in Congress, and I look forward to advancing the U.S. Holocaust Museum's efforts to educate the world about the Holocaust and stand up against all forms of hatred and intolerance.”
First elected to Congress in a special election in 2010, Deutch has been active on foreign policy, breaking with Democrats on President Barack Obama’s agreement with Iran on its pursuit to develop nuclear weapons. During his time in the Florida Senate, Deutch led the charge for the state government to divest holdings from businesses working with the Iranian regime.
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