WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz this week administered the oath of office to a new slate of trustees appointed by President Donald Trump to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council, the governing body of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum.
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Cruz, speaking at the ceremony at the museum in Washington, D.C., said it was an honor to induct the new members and underscored the museum’s central role in Holocaust remembrance and education.
“The Holocaust Museum does invaluable work educating the world about the atrocities of the Holocaust and ensuring that Never Again means Never Again,” he said.
This week, I was honored to speak and swear in new members of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council Board of Trustees at the @HolocaustMuseum in Washington, D.C.
The Holocaust Museum does invaluable work educating the world about the atrocities of the Holocaust, and… pic.twitter.com/YHf74CUbby
— Senator Ted Cruz (@SenTedCruz) December 10, 2025
The newly sworn-in appointees include:
Ariel Simon Abergel (DC), Jonathan Burkan (NY), Robert David Garson (FL), Tila Falic (FL), Barbara Feingold (FL), Sigalit Flicker (NJ), Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz (NJ), Lee Marc Lipton (FL), Frederick Marcus (GA), Sidney Ferris Rosenberg (NY), Betty Pantirer Schwartz (NJ), Nate Segal (NY), Alex Witkoff (NY), Jackie Schutz Zeckman (FL).
The council, whose members are drawn from presidential appointments and congressional designations, works to guide the museum’s mission of preserving the historical record of the Holocaust and combating rising antisemitism.
Museum officials said the new trustees will assist in advancing national education efforts, outreach, and historical preservation at a time when Holocaust distortion and global antisemitism remain urgent concerns.
Honored to speak at the swearing-in ceremony for U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council members at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum!
@HolocaustMuseum @realDonaldTrump @AGPamBondi @ChadGilmartinCA @GatesMcgavick @N_Baldassarre pic.twitter.com/UfcOE6Dumq
— Leo Terrell (@LeoTerrellDOJ) December 9, 2025
We are President Trump’s new Holocaust Memorial Museum Council members! We were sworn in by the great @SenTedCruz Monday night in D. C.! Immense honor!
A bunch of our esteemed friends showed up to speak and show their support. Notables included @LeoTerrellDOJ @TheLeoTerrell… pic.twitter.com/bxiq6K83rU
— Sid Rosenberg (@sidrosenberg19) December 10, 2025