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In Conversation: The Jewish South
Author Nicholas Lemann joins Jack Weiss to discuss family, reform Judaism, and assimilation in the American South.
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Join author Nicholas Lemann and attorney Jack Weiss at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol for an engaging, interview-style conversation exploring Southern Jewish history and identity.
Drawing from his new book, Returning: A Search for Home Across Three Centuries, Lemann and Weiss will examine the broader, complex history of Jewish assimilation in the American South, tracing family roots and cultural evolution across generations.