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The Besser Holocaust Memorial Garden at the MJCCA in Dunwoody // Photo Credit: Fred N. Katz
January 31, 2024, 10:19 am
[UPDATED] Holocaust Survivor Count Drops as Needs Remain
JF&CS Atlanta reports that more than half of its survivor clients receive Medicaid and nearly half also food stamps.
By Dave Schechter
Miami Holocaust Memorial // Photo Credit: Fred N. Katz
January 23, 2024, 5:20 pm
Report: Official Holocaust Survivor Count Drops
JF&CS Atlanta reports that more than half of its survivor clients receive Medicaid and nearly half also food stamps.
By Dave Schechter
White House signing ceremony March 26, 1979 // Photo Courtesy of Carter Center
February 26, 2023, 11:10 am
Jimmy Carter’s Jewish Legacy
The 39th president of the United States has received both praise and reproach from the Atlanta Jewish community.
By Dave Schechter
Blinken gave a summary of his tumultous first year.
February 1, 2022, 5:23 pm
Blinken Talks Putin, China at 33rd Eizenstat Lecture
The Secretary of State spoke candidly about the diplomatic challenges he’s faced in his first year.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was chosen to speak at the annual Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture at AA Synagogue.
January 26, 2022, 6:11 pm
Blinken’s Eizenstat Lecture Comes at Crucial Time
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will give the annual Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture at AA Synagogue virtually this year.
By Bob Bahr
January 17, 2022, 10:06 am
COVID-19’s Toll on Jewish Atlanta
The rate of increase in new cases is rivaling — and in some areas exceeding — the Jan. 21 peaks, both statewide and in the metro area.
By Dave Schechter
October 14, 2021, 4:34 pm
Highlighting Marcus JCC’s Festival of Arts & Authors
With over 85 authors and numerous live performances, the 30th year of the book festival brings audiences a mix of in-person and virtual events.
By Daniel Elkind
Marilyn Ginsberg Eckstein and her late husband, Sam, have donated $1 million for cultural programming at AA Synagogue.
October 12, 2021, 5:48 pm
Big Boost for Culture at Ahavath Achim
Longtime member gives a million dollar gift for music and other cultural programming.
By Bob Bahr
The Carter Center’s new program sees access by women to information as a critical human right.
March 10, 2021, 4:38 pm
Paige Alexander Empowers Women at The Carter Center
At the international nonprofit, Atlanta native unveils new initiative for world’s women.
By Bob Bahr
Jonathan Gruber is a successful documentary film director with a background in journalism.
January 27, 2021, 3:37 pm
Jonathan Gruber on ‘Upheaval’
In “Upheaval,” Gruber accentuates the ongoing struggle against anti-Semitism in the U.S. and around the world.
By Stephanie Nissani
Judy Woodruff, anchor of PBS NewsHour began her long career in Atlanta.
December 3, 2020, 10:09 am
PBS Anchor Sees Threat to Press Freedom
Eizenstat lecture series to feature veteran journalist Judy Woodruff
By Bob Bahr
“Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezin Composer” was performed at Ahavath Achim for over 1,000 guests.
December 11, 2019, 10:54 am
Eizenstat Lecture Brings Holocaust Music to AA
"Hours of Freedom” offered new insights into what it meant to resist and defy attempts to suppress the human spirit during the Holocaust.
Miriam Levitas and Joe Alterman co-chair this year’s event.
November 13, 2019, 9:58 am
Eizenstat’s ‘Hours of Freedom’ Steps Up
The Defiant Requiem Foundation will perform “Hours of Freedom: The Story of the Terezín Composer," at the Fran Eizenstat & Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture on Dec. 5.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Stuart Eizenstat explains the actions of President Jimmy Carter.
November 22, 2018, 1:52 pm
Native Son, Stuart Eizenstat defends Jimmy Carter’s Record
Before a large crowd at the Book Festival of the MJCCA, Eizenstat, who was Carter’s principle advisor on domestic policy, defended the record he created in the late 1970s.
By Bob Bahr
Mona Golabek at the piano last year.
November 8, 2018, 12:19 pm
Eizenstat Presents Golabek’s Musical Journey
30th year of the Fran Eizenstat & Eizenstat Family Lecture took an emotional and creative turn for the inspired performance of Mona Golabek.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
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