The U.S. Department of Education announced on Tuesday that it appointed Noah Pollak, the co-founder of Jewish Voices for Trump, to be a senior adviser with the department.
The announcement notes that Pollak spent “several years working as an adviser to conservative organizations and foundations in the education, foreign policy and media spaces, including Parents Defending Education and The Washington Free Beacon.”
U.S. President Donald Trump launched Jewish Voices for Trump as a candidate for office in 2024 with the backing of Pollak; former U.S. ambassador to Israel David Friedman; former special representative for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt; and other conservative cultural and media figures.
“Our cities and campuses are being overrun by Hamas supporters, Israel is being attacked, our border is open, and the Democrats are fine with it,” Pollak wrote at the time. “I am tired of disorder and crime. It is time for strength and confidence. It is time for Trump.”
Under the Trump administration, the Department of Education has been at the forefront of efforts to combat anti-Israel and antisemitic campus protests.
As part of the Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, it froze more than $2.2 billion in contracts intended for Harvard University on Monday, and has previously warned 60 universities that they are potentially failing to protect the civil rights of Jewish students.
