Who cares about 6,000 years of history, anyway? White House Scraps Jewish Heritage Month Reception by Keith Koffler, White House Dossier, on April 5, 2013 The White House is picking winners and losers as it cuts back because of the sequester, and a planned reception for American Jews is getting the short end of the stick. Many other events are proceeding as planned, but according to the Jewish news service JTA, the annual White House celebration of Jewish American Heritage Month is canceled. “Jewish invitees usually include luminaries in the arts, sports and sciences, lawmakers, armed services personnel and the...