Sandy Koufax at White House reception honoring Jewish Americans

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WASHINGTON–Baseball great Sandy Koufax, the Hall of Fame pitcher for the Dodgers who refused to pitch in a World Series game on Yom Kippur–will be among the guests at the Thursday White House first ever reception for Jewish American month. Vocalist Regina Spektor will perform.

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