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The evening’s honoree siblings were Mark Kaufman, Karen Kaufman Senft, and Jeff Kaufman.
March 13, 2024, 10:16 am
JNF Dinner: ‘They Seek to Destroy, We Build’
The annual Jewish National Fund Breakfast for Dinner event set a local record for attendance along with “ruach.”
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Volunteers are helping keep Israeli farms afloat amid a dearth of farmhands and other problems resulting from the war in Israel // Photo Courtesy of Leket Israel/JTA
December 13, 2023, 10:05 am
Israelis are Volunteering More than Before the War
A Hebrew University survey indicated a major shift in volunteer activity.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Bettye Edelson Goldstein
November 29, 2023, 11:37 am
Obituary: Bettye Edelson Goldstein
In loving memory, it is with heavy hearts and profound sadness, we announce the passing of Mrs. Bettye E. Goldstein.
Scheff’s previous trip to Israel in 2022
November 6, 2023, 11:52 am
Atlantans Head to Israel for Volunteer Work Missions
The few-day trips are designed to provide both emotional and physical support.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
JNF Greater Atlanta Executive Director Beth Gluck, Dr. Alan Kaplan, Mark Kopkin, and Nicole Flam, JNF staff, mingle at the JNF Distillery of Modern Art event.
October 30, 2023, 12:23 pm
JNF Women Locally Outpace National Giving
Marina Furman, guest speaker, shared her journey from the Soviet Union to Israel and settling in the U.S. to work for JNF.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
AJT publisher Michael Morris
October 11, 2023, 10:27 am
Not Time for ‘Business as Usual,’ React – Do Something
AJT Publisher Michael Morris shares his thoughts and feelings about the attack in Israel by Hamas.
By Michael Morris
Jerry Farber and Howard Osofsky with the birthday gift of a black marble star.
March 29, 2023, 10:55 am
At 85, Jerry Farber Still Has the Last Laugh
His birthday party at the Red Light Cafe raises $15,000 for David Staton, an ailing performer.
By Bob Bahr
Center for Israel Education president Ken Stein facilitates discussions with students during a recent teen program.
March 15, 2023, 1:34 pm
CIE Engages Teens in Israeli Democracy
Center for Israel Education to focus on Israel’s 75th anniversary.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Son, Andrew Levison, poses with honorees, Mike and Sharoni Levison. Andrew said, “My parents spread their passion about JNF with all those they come into contact with.”
March 15, 2023, 11:00 am
Breakfast for Dinner at JNF Gala
Four hundred community members attended an informational and inspirational evening touting the heroic and practical work of the Jewish National Fund.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The exiting saber arch leaving the chuppah.
March 2, 2023, 2:32 pm
Flashback of Hybrid Ashkenazi/Sephardic Military Wedding
Find out why a hit on the tush after the chuppah ceremony made it all so real.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
“The projections show that 2023 will exceed the levels of tourism in 2019,” which was the year before the pandemic struck most of the world, said Cheri Scheff Levitan, CEO of Israel-based Kenes Tours.
January 1, 2023, 12:06 pm
Israeli Tourism Expected to Explode in 2023
Projections show the numbers will exceed the levels prior to COVID.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
May 12, 2022, 2:39 pm
Obituary: Pauline (Polly) Carmin Kaplan
Pauline (“Polly”) Carmin Kaplan said herself that she lived a wonderful life, and by all accounts she did. She died on Saturday, May 7, at 92 years old.
February 24, 2022, 4:47 pm
Obituary: Elizabeth Ruth Schulhofer Strauss
Elizabeth Ruth Schulhofer Strauss, 89, of Atlanta, passed away on Feb. 14.
The Jewish National Fund-USA’s 18th Annual Jack Hirsch Memorial Breakfast will take place at Truist Park on March 1. The annual breakfast, which celebrates Israel and its citizens, was last held in Atlanta in December 2019.
February 24, 2022, 4:41 pm
JNF’s Jack Hirsch Breakfast at Truist Park
The JNF-USA's 18th Annual Jack Hirsch Memorial Breakfast will take place at Truist Park on March 1, featuring Jewish baseball icons Ron Blomberg, Art Shamsky and Abe Schear.
By David Ostrowsky
Destination Israel. Blue suitcase with flag.
February 18, 2022, 4:39 pm
Atlanta Jews Ready to Travel to Israel Again
Now that Israel has opened its borders to non-Israelis, Jewish groups including the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta, JNF and several synagogues are filling up tours.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
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