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Anne Frank
The Frank family, mother, Edith, and daughters, Anne and Margot, were among those who hid out in the Amsterdam attic for 24 months before they were seized by the Nazis //Photo Credit: Dushan Martincek
April 26, 2023, 11:09 am
‘A Small Light’ Burns Bright for Disney+ and Hulu
The eight-part miniseries, which debuts May 1, describes the extraordinary heroism of a Dutch woman and her husband who helped hide Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis during World War II.
By Bob Bahr
Melissa Rivers, "Lies My Mother Told Me: Tall Tales from a Short Woman"
October 13, 2022, 10:51 am
Lies My Mother Told Me
Melissa Rivers is a celebrated, award-winning television personality and producer, as well as a New York Times bestselling author.
By Lou Ladinsky
“Hanukkah Veronica, The Mitzvah Fairy," by Julie Anne Cooper and Wendy Brant.
October 13, 2022, 10:50 am
Hanukkah Veronica, The Mitzvah Fairy
Authors Brant and Cooper bring the notions of culture and goodness to life in children’s books.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The project grew out of conversations with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about a documentary that would dovetail with its “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit, which includes a look at what U.S. newspapers reported during that time period.
September 12, 2022, 1:18 pm
Public Television Examines ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
The new documentary weighs America's response to the Nazi genocide.
By Dave Schechter
Theora Design, a family business founded in Tel Aviv in 1965, has become a world leader in the design of toys, games and novelties.
April 20, 2022, 2:01 pm
What’s Jewish About …Toy World Sensations ‘Guess Who?’ and ‘Pop It’?
In 1965, Tel Aviv couple Theo and Ora Coster, of blessed memory, founded Theora Design, a toy business that has grown into one of the world’s leaders in games and novelties.
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
February 17, 2022, 5:59 pm
New Book Names Alleged Betrayer of Anne Frank
A new investigation claims that a fellow Jew was responsible for alerting the Nazis to the Franks’ hiding place. Historians have cast doubt on its conclusions.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
“I decided not to let the past get in the way of my future,” said 100-year-old Ella Blumenthal, a Holocaust survivor.
January 26, 2022, 2:20 pm
100-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor Recounts Her Life
Ella Blumenthal shared the story of her survival during the ‘Faith and Fortitude’ event sponsored by Am Yisrael Chai.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Relocation of the exhibit was approved on Nov. 2 to Heritage Sandy Springs Museum near downtown.
November 9, 2021, 7:01 pm
Anne Frank Exhibit May Have Found Its Home
The process is far from over, but Heritage Sandy Springs would be the future home of the exhibit and the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust.
By Dave Schechter
Jenna Van Gelderen has been missing since Aug. 19, 2017.
September 2, 2021, 4:40 pm
Family Decides to Mourn Jenna Van Gelderen
Van Gelderen’s parents held the first memorial service since their daughter went missing in 2017.
By Fran Putney
Chuck Berk and Sally Levine address Sandy Springs City Council on May 5.
May 11, 2021, 4:44 pm
Sandy Springs Weighs In on Anne Frank Exhibit
A proposed facility on the City Springs campus for use by the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust has sparked considerable public interest.
By Dave Schechter
Kenny Blank, AJFF executive director, said that the festival had to be prepared to reinvent itself.
March 25, 2021, 1:42 pm
AJFF Stresses Quality in Year of Change
Executive Director Kenny Blank strives to reinvest in the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.
By Bob Bahr
March 11, 2021, 12:01 pm
Obituary: Nancy Pollard
Nancy Diane Goren Pollard was born Jan. 20, 1945, to Rhoda and Marvin Goren.
January 29, 2020, 12:54 pm
#AnneFrank. Parallel Stories
For more 2020 AJFF previews, visit www.atlantajewishtimes.com/two-decades-in-the-making/
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
The performance was prepared and conducted by Curtis Everett Powell with guest soloist Elizabeth Birger.
November 20, 2019, 10:00 am
‘Annelies’ Delivers Anne Frank’s Message of Hope
Students from Clark Atlanta University stood on the bimah of The Temple as they sang passages from “Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.”
By Bob Bahr
Eva Schloss speaks to a packed house at Georgia Tech.
February 27, 2019, 10:54 am
Schloss Shares Holocaust Story, Anne Frank Friendship
Eva Schloss, Holocaust survivor, author and stepsister to Anne Frank, shared her memories and ultimately her journey out of Auschwitz to a packed Georgia Tech auditorium.
By Eddie Samuels
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