“This is a tremendous honor and responsibility and I pray that I will prove worthy of the task,” Lipstadt said after getting unanimous approval. By David Hellerman, World Israel News Holocaust scholar Deborah Lipstadt was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate to serve as antisemitism monitor on Wednesday. “This is a tremendous honor and responsibility and I pray that I will prove worthy of the task,” Lipstadt said following the confirmation. President Joe Biden nominated Lipstadt for Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Antisemitism in July. But confirmation was delayed by Republicans angered by her criticisms of former President Donald...