Debate Watching in Florida; Federal Funds for Religious Colleges; Babs in Brooklyn
Head to Head: Across the country people tuned in to hear President Barack Obama and challenger Mitt Romney square off on the economy, entitlements and the national debt. Image by getty images
In this week’s podcast, fill-in host Paul Berger is joined by Forward staff writer Josh Nathan-Kazis who is currently reporting from Florida on how the Jewish community of South Florida is seeing the impending presidential election. Then, Forward editor Jane Eisner drops by to discuss how some religious colleges are using federal money to fund religious, not technical studies. Finally, Forward contributor Eileen Reynolds calls in to discuss her recent trek around Brooklyn where she catalogued Barbra Streisand’s old haunts on the occasion of Babs’s homecoming performance in Brooklyn.
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Why I became the Forward’s editor-in-chief
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And what a time to step into the leadership of this storied Jewish institution! For 129 years, the Forward has shaped and told the American Jewish story. I’m stepping in at an intense time for Jews the world over. We urgently need the Forward’s courageous, unflinching journalism — not only as a source of reliable information, but to provide inspiration, healing and hope.
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