Appointment of Milton Himmelfarb as a Member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council

The President today announced his intention to appoint Milton Himmelfarb to be a member of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council for a term of 5 years expiring January 15, 1991. He would succeed Harry J. Caragas.

Mr. Himmelfarb is presently contributing editor of Commentary magazine in New York City. Previously he was director, information and research services for the American Jewish Committee. He has served as a visiting professor at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College and as a visiting lecturer at Yale College.

Mr. Himmelfarb graduated from City College of New York (B.A., 1938; M.S., 1939). He is married, has seven children, and resides in White Plains, NY. He was born October 21, 1918, in Brooklyn, NY.