Court’s Mixed Blessing; Kosovo’s Jews; A Jew in Cajun Country
DOMA DOWN: With the Supreme Court?s ruling on voting rights and the Defense of Marriage Act, Jay Michaelson says that gay Jews were dealt a mixed blessing. Image by getty images
In this week’s Reporters Roundtable podcast, host Josh Nathan-Kazis is joined by Forward contributing editor Jay Michaelson to discuss why the recent Supreme Court decisions are mixed blessings. Then, Liam Hoare calls in to discuss his recent report on the Jews of Kosovo. Finally, Johnna Kaplan tells the fascinating story of why a town in Louisiana is named for a Jewish rice mogul from Poland.
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