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Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump's appointment of 8 new members to Holocaust Memorial Council stirs controversy
WASHINGTON () — President Donald Trump made new appointments to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, which oversees the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum. Several Jewish advocacy organizations said it's something that should not be politicized. It's a controversial move after the president removed several Biden appointees on Tuesday. Community pushback at forum opposing Commanders stadium deal There are 68 members on the council, and 55 are appointed by the president. They serve staggered five-year terms that are meant to carry over from one administration to the next. Late Thursday night, President Trump announced eight new members of the council, including conservative media personalities and the son of Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff. 'It is my pleasure to announce the appointments of Betty Schwartz, Fred Marcus, Rabbi Pinchos Lipschutz, Sid Rosenberg, Ariel Abergel, Barbara Feingold, Alex Witkoff, and Robert Garson to the United States Holocaust Memorial Council. 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 posted on Truth Social. Jarvis Slacks is against this move. 'I don't like it, and I think all of us should be upset by it,' Slacks said. It comes two days after Trump fired eight members appointed by former President Biden in January. LGBTQ community celebrates Pope Francis' legacy of compassion and understanding That included his former chief of staff, Ron Klain, and former second gentleman Doug Emhoff. 'Let me be clear: Holocaust remembrance and education should never be politicized,' Emhoff stated. Slacks said it is 'absolutely terrible.' 'It's obnoxious. That's not what these museums are about,' Slacks said. 'The government funds them and then they independently do their job, which is educate the public.' Ron Halber is the CEO of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Washington. 'The sudden dismissal of trustees well before their terms expired — without any apparent cause and just days after Jewish people around the world commemorated Yom Hashoah — is an unwarranted intrusion into the museum's operations, which by design and in practice are strictly nonpartisan,' Halber said. Howard University Mini-Med program inspires next generation of doctors DC News Now asked the White House why Biden's appointees were terminated and the press office said to check Trump's Truth Social. The U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum said in a statement, 'At this time of high antisemitism and Holocaust distortion and denial, the Museum is gratified that our visitation is robust and demand for Holocaust education is increasing. We look forward to continuing to advance our vitally important mission as we work with the Trump Administration.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
25-04-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Howard University Mini-Med program inspires next generation of doctors
WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — Getting through medical school takes years of hard work, but some young doctors at Howard University want to make sure the next generation knows it's very doable. Thursday night, a special white coat ceremony was held, a rite of passage for students graduating from medical school. 'In a professional environment, being able to see yourself, I think, makes dreaming it and becoming that vision even more clear. So I think what we're doing is super important,' said Madison Shead, a third-year medical student at Howard University. Pint-sized students earned coats that were a little too big since they go to Tubman Elementary School. Additionally, a dozen fourth and fifth-graders graduated from the Howard University College of Medicine Mini-Med program. 'We learned about our teeth, and it helped me take care of my teeth way more,' said fifth grader Jordan Lopez. The young students were paired with current Howard medical students to learn about medicine and health care. 'Naming the bones and what medicine we can eat when we're sick,' said fourth grader Brenda Amiji. The kids gained new knowledge and new experiences. 'We touched a human brain but with gloves,' Lopez exclaimed. 'We learned about the bones and different types of bones in our bodies and the longest bones, the shortest bones,' said fifth grader Samir Tomlin. The elementary school kids even gave the med students advice on how to teach others. 'They said, you know, you're showing us this model of skin, but this model has straight hair, and I have curly hair. So we were able to take that and say ok, the next time we come to teach this, we're going to add curly hair,' said Andrea Hayes Dixon, senior vice president of health affairs and dean of the Howard University College of Medicine. The Mini-Med program is about inspiring the next generation. 'When I grow up, I want to be a doctor. My sister's a doctor already, so I want to be like her,' Amiji said. 'Even if one of them decides to become a physician or a dentist or a pharmacist or a nurse, it would have been well worth it,' Hayes Dixon said. In the future, Hayes Dixon wants to reach more elementary and middle schools to work with students in person so '…they can see someone who looks like them, and the success and joy that we have in our profession,' she said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
