Alice Kassens, at The Blogs

Aug 28, 2019, 9:59 PM

The clever fake rabbis who made millions off of Prohibition

Drinkers in Chicago raise a celebratory glass of alcohol following the repeal of Prohibition, 1933. (Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images)

The 1920s liquor ban left a loophole for sacramental wine -- suddenly it paid to be Jewish in America

About Me

Alice Kassens is the John S. Shannon Endowed Professor of Economics at Roanoke College in Salem, VA. After attending the Groton School, she earned a BA in both history and economics from the College of William and Mary and her Ph.D. in economics from North Carolina State University. Originally from Wilmington, N.C., she currently lives in Fincastle, Va. with her husband Michael Enz and their four dogs Millie, Lily, Macy and Zoey.