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Israel@70
A flag show is one of the treats for the more than 500 people attending the Young Israel of Toco Hills barbecue at Mason Mill Park on April 19. (Photo by Beth Intro Photography)
April 24, 2018, 8:30 am
Georgia Helps Israel Celebrate Birthday
Gov. Nathan Deal and Ambassador Judith Varnai Shorer highlight the close bonds between the states.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Tali Barel speaks at the Yom HaZikaron commemoration April 17 at The Temple.
April 23, 2018, 7:51 am
Yom HaZikaron Focuses on 1948 Losses
Over 70 years, Israel has seen 26,780 people killed in war and terrorist attacks.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Ziv Zusman (left), the founder of JNF's Sababa Society, listens to Alan Lubel's vow to keep JNF vibrant for generations to come April 19 at the Buckhead Theatre.
April 23, 2018, 2:18 am
JNF Laughs and Cheers for Israel’s Birthday
The "Platinum Jubilee" celebration looks to the future as well as to the past.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The two dozen students participating in the first Teen Israel Leadership Institute come from nine states and Israel.
April 22, 2018, 1:35 pm
CIE Hosts First Teen Seminar at Emory
Twenty-four high-schoolers learn Israel's true narrative to bring home and share.
By Rich Walter
Jerusalem’s Old City awaits Hadassah's October mission. (Photo by Noam Chen, Israeli Ministry of Tourism)
April 19, 2018, 5:43 pm
Hadassah Plans Milestone Israel Trip
The mission will celebrate the centennial of the organization's medical work in Israel.
Israeli sniper instructor Yaniv speaks with lecture attendees April 11 at Temple Sinai. (Photo by Sarah Moosazadeh)
April 19, 2018, 10:39 am
Sniper Instructor: FIDF Donations Crucial
A soldier shares his views of life close to Gaza at an FIDF lecture celebrating Israel's birthday.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
IDF Sgt. Yaniv listens as Middle East expert Michael Doran discusses the difference between the Obama and Trump administration attitudes toward the Middle East. (Photo by Sarah Moosazadeh)
April 19, 2018, 10:35 am
Trump, Obama Share Mideast Goals, Not Tactics
Michael Doran puts U.S. policy toward Israel into the regional context for an FIDF audience.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
Outdoor markets such as Carmel in Tel Aviv attract tourists with a myriad of foods and spices.
April 18, 2018, 5:55 pm
Tourism to Israel Keeps Smashing Records
The flood of visitors boosts the economy and drives a building boom in hotels.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
URJ President Rabbi Rick Jacobs speaks at the biennial in Boston in December 2017.
April 18, 2018, 3:05 pm
Israel@70: Reform Movement Recommits to Palestine
The Reform organizations celebrate Israel's birthday while also pointing to areas of needed improvement.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
UGA’s Israel Fest features a real camel staying calm for photos. (Photo by Savannah Martin)
April 18, 2018, 11:02 am
UGA Students Serve Facts at Israel Fest
The annual event counters myths while providing food and camel selfies.
By Rebecca McCarthy
Ezra Gorodesky holds the flag Rebecca Affachiner, known as the “Betsy Ross of Israel,” made and first flew after David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the state of Israel on May 14, 1948. (Photo by Dani Machlis, Ben-Gurion University)
April 16, 2018, 10:08 pm
Ex-Atlantan Helps First Israeli Flag Find Home
Rabbi David Geffen connected the caretaker of Rebecca Affachiner's banner to Ben-Gurion University.
The Kotel is a key attraction, but what of the nation around it? (Photo by Patrice Worthy)
April 15, 2018, 10:00 am
Keeping Up With This 70-Year-Old Can Be Exhausting
We celebrate Israel's birthday, but how important is the country to American Jews?
By Dave Schechter
Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and Ambassador Abba Eban present a menorah to President Harry Truman in 1951. (Photo by Fritz Cohen, Israeli Government Press Office)
April 13, 2018, 3:19 pm
Visual Timeline of U.S.-Israel Ties
As part of our Israel@70 coverage, the Center for Israel Education guides us down memory lane.
Israel’s biggest threat today, unlike 70 years ago, is off the map to the east: Iran. But it is asserting itself in unstable nations much closer to Israel’s borders.
April 13, 2018, 1:24 pm
70 Years: Israel’s Neighborhood Gets Rougher
The surrounding Muslim-majority states weren't friendly in 1948, but now many are in turmoil.
By Ken Stein
Kefiada is accepting applicants until April 15. Visit jewishatlanta.org/kefiada, or email Roey Shoshan at rshoshan@jewishatlanta.org.
April 13, 2018, 1:16 pm
Atlanta to Bring U.S.-Style Jewish Camp to Yokneam
Federation is looking for a few camp counselors to spend three weeks in Israel this summer.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
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