“Ahead of Joe Biden’s official exit on Jan. 20, the outgoing President announced the appointment of two Los Angeles notables to the Board of Trustees of the United States Holocaust Museum Memorial Council. Matthew Segal, the CEO of ATTN:, a leader in social video, pairing purpose-driven media with virality to inform large audiences of topical”, — write: www.hollywoodreporter.com
Matthew Segal, the CEO of ATTN:, a leader in social video, pairing purpose-driven media with virality to inform large audiences of topical issues and subjects, and Mandana Dayani, the former president of Archewell, the production and audio company founded by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, and its philanthropic arm, will join the Council, which was established by Congress in 1980 through the Holocaust Memorial Council Act. Its aim is to preserve the memory of the Holocaust and educate the public about the lessons learned through the tragedy. It also operates Washington D.C.’s
With rising antisemitism in the U.S. and beyond, especially since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel and subsequent war in Gaza, both Segal and Dayani have been vocal about the importance of remembering the attempted genocide of Europe’s Jewish population during World War II, which in many ways set the stage for the current conflict.
“The promise to ‘never forget’ the horrors of the Holocaust is more urgent than ever in the age of online misinformation,” said Segal, who appears regularly on shows like Real Time With Bill Maher and NBC’s Today. “I look forward to leveraging my skills as a storyteller and advocate to ensure this promise remains steadfast for generations to come.”
Dayani is a brand strategist who co-founded I am a voter, described as “a nonpartisan movement reshaping the importance of civic engagement and using pop culture and information to make voter identity mainstream, aspirational, and an integral component of how anyone identifies themselves.”
“Advocating against antisemitism and standing in support of Israel has been one of the most meaningful privileges of my life,” she said in a statement. “I am deeply grateful to President Biden for this profound honor, and I remain deeply committed to our community and to ensuring that the promise of ‘Never Again’ truly means ‘Never Again.’”
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