Hamas' Brutal Attack on Israel - A Conversation with Hon. Fred S. Zeidman. Mr. Zeidman is one of the most influential voices nationally and in the Jewish community worldwide. He is the Chairman Emeritus of the United States Holocaust Memorial Council and was appointed by President George W. Bush in March 2002 and served in that position from 2002-2010. A prominent Houston based business and civic leader, Mr. Zeidman also is Chairman Emeritus of the University of Texas Health Science System Houston and Chief Financial Officer of the Texas Heart Institute. He also was Campaign Chairman of Development Corp of Israel. He served on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the University of Saint Thomas and on the Board of the National World War II Museum.