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Clipped from the Headlines: Newspapers from 1928 reported on the investigation of the Jews of Massena during an alleged blood libel case.
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Clipped from the Headlines: Newspapers from 1928 reported on the investigation of the Jews of Massena during an alleged blood libel case.

Published October 18, 2012.
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In this week’s podcast, fill-in host Paul Berger is joined by opinion editor Gal Beckerman to discuss the most recent presidential debate and how instant reaction on Twitter might be harming political discourse. Then, staff writer Josh Nathan-Kazis calls in from Las Vegas to report on the influence of billionaire Sheldon Adelson on the Nevada Jewish community. Finally, Forward deputy culture editor Naomi Zeveloff tells the tale of America’s only blood libel case, which occurred in 1928 in the upstate New York town of Massena.


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