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(Front row, from left) Mindy Cohen, Nancy Schwartz, Jodi Mekyten, Phyllis M. Cohen, State Rep. Esther Panitch, Linda Goldstein, Michele Weiner-Merbaum; (back row, from left) Talia Segal, Rosalie Agrow, Mechal Perl, Holly Kurtz, Terry Nordin, Julie Jacobson, Betty Fendrick, Robin Hyman, Simone Wilker
December 13, 2023, 10:03 am
Hadassah in Action Addresses Bill Defining Antisemitism
Hadassah Greater Atlanta leaders Phyllis M. Cohen, Esther Panitch, and Simone Wilker brought together a group of members on Nov. 19.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Dave Schechter
December 13, 2023, 10:02 am
Jewish Atlanta’s Big Tent Closed to Anti-Israel Left
The community may accommodate a range of viewpoints, but Israel is where a line is drawn.
By Dave Schechter
Pro-Israel demonstrators sing a song during a protest at Columbia University, Oct. 12, 2023, in New York // Photo Credit: AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File/Times of Israel
November 1, 2023, 3:06 pm
Jewish High Schools Demand US Colleges Guarantee Jewish Students’ Safety
With rise of antisemitism on university campuses, Torah Academy and Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School in New Jersey seek reassurances from admissions officers on security plans.
By JACKIE HAJDENBERG / Times of Israel
Georgia Tech fourth-year biomedical student Talia Segal was the lone Israel supporter at a pro-Palestine rally held on Oct. 8 // Screenshot from Atlanta News First video
October 19, 2023, 12:47 pm
Standing, Alone, for Israel
Talia Segal wanted to do something, but she was not sure what. A pro-Palestinian rally provided the answer.
By Dave Schechter
An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires a shell from southern Israel towards the Gaza Strip, Oct. 15, 2023 // Photo Credit: AP /Ohad Zwigenberg
October 15, 2023, 11:12 am
Jewish Groups Demand Schools Pull Funding from Students for Justice in Palestine
The call comes in the week following Hamas’ deadly assault on Israel, which drew praise from SJP chapters at campuses across the country.
By Luke Tress / JTA
Kenny Orkin affixes a mezuzah to the Hillel Center named in honor of his family // Photo Credit: Andrew Davis Tucker/UGA
September 13, 2023, 10:03 am
Hillel Dedicates New Center at UGA
New $6 million facility will serve more than 1,100 Jewish students, which have doubled over the last decade.
By Bob Bahr
Krakow Poland’s Jewish Cultural Festival is one of the largest such events in the world.
June 28, 2023, 10:41 am
Emory Students Study Jewish Life in Poland
Ten-day trip in mid-May, sponsored by Emory’s Tam Institute for Jewish Studies, helped students re-examine Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
By Bob Bahr
April 12, 2023, 12:51 pm
Why Was This Night Different?
The memories of this year's Seder remain, along with a sufficient supply for weeks of fried matzah.
By Dave Schechter
With three teams, Atlanta was well represented at the national Torah Bowl held at the University of Central Florida last month.
April 12, 2023, 12:32 pm
Emory Brings Home Torah Bowl Title
Emory University won the inaugural Southeast Intercollegiate Toral Bowl Tournament, held at the University of Central Florida.
By David Ostrowsky
Staff and volunteers at the new community center run by Hashomer Hatzair in Kharkiv, Ukraine on April 4, 2023. (Hashomer Hatzair)
April 11, 2023, 11:48 am
Israeli Youth Movement Opens Community Center in Ukraine
Open to all of Kharkiv’s residents, the Asho Center features one of the bombed-out city’s few running kindergartens.
By Canaan Lidor
Debbie Diamond
March 30, 2023, 11:21 am
A Passover Message from Debbie Diamond
Members of the extended Atlanta Jewish community expresses their thoughts about the 2023 Passover holiday, using the prompt, "Unity Creates Community."
By Debbie Diamond
RootOne works with 48 Jewish organizations to fund trips to Israel for 10th-, 11th-, and 12th- graders.
March 3, 2023, 1:19 pm
RootOne Expanding Teen Trips to Israel This Year
Program provides $3,000 for a three-week program for each high school student who qualifies.
By Bob Bahr
(From left) Attorney Mark Goldfeder, Marietta Republican Rep. John Carson, and Sandy Springs Democratic Rep. Esther Panitch
February 6, 2023, 11:33 am
Georgia House Considers Antisemitism Definition
A bill designating the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition remains, for now, in a House committee.
By Dave Schechter
The Jewish Agency for Israel’s Chairman of the Executive Major General (Res.) Doron Almog (left) and Consul General of Israel in Atlanta Anat Sultan-Dadon // Photo Courtesy of The Jewish Agency
January 25, 2023, 11:53 am
Chairman of The Jewish Agency Visits Atlanta
Major General (Res.) Doron Almog met with community leaders, Israeli consulate officials and members of the Israeli-American Council to gain a deeper understanding of Atlanta community needs
By Compiled by AJT staff
Harold Kirtz
December 14, 2022, 3:49 pm
A Chanukah Message from Harold Kirtz
For our annual Chanukah issue, we asked members of our community to share why they think it is so important for our Jewish community to, "Shine Our Light Bold and Bright."
By Harold Kirtz
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