Reporters’ Roundtable: Jews Join Occupy Wall St.; The Return of Gilad Shalit; Washington’s Lost Letters
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In this week’s podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward editor Jane Eisner and web producer Nate Lavey to discuss the increased presence of Jewish activists within the ongoing Occupy Wall St. protests. Then Josh speaks with Washington correspondent Nathan Guttman about the political implications of Gilad Shalit’s impending release. Finally, staff writer Paul Berger stops by to give an update on his quest to track down more of George Washington’s letters to Jewish congregations.
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