Writer: Leah R. Harrison

Leah Harrison is a reporter and copy editor for the Atlanta Jewish Times.

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January 19, 2016
3:46 pm

AJFF Review: Time to Say All Right Already

“Time to Say Goodbye” is a coming-of-age farce about a love-struck 12-year-old German Jewish boy caught in the middle of a conflict between his mild-mannered, […]

By Leah R. Harrison

January 5, 2016
5:14 pm

Anshi Rabbi Engages Jews Wherever They Are

There’s a young new rabbi in town at Atlanta’s oldest Orthodox synagogue. Rabbi Mayer Freedman, his wife, Shani, and their four children arrived during the […]

By Leah R. Harrison

January 5, 2016
2:20 pm

Courts Lag Years Behind Tech’s Assault on Privacy

Privacy is a broad topic, and many of the complexities that have arisen around the issue are only now being decided by the courts. So […]

By Leah R. Harrison

January 5, 2016
11:47 am

7 Documentary Picks Reveal Form’s Evolution

“Documentary films have changed and are much more important in the world today,” Bob Bahr said at the second of the two Atlanta Jewish Film […]

By Leah R. Harrison

December 15, 2015
11:00 am

Trivia After Torah at Anshi S’fard

Outreach has gotten creative at Atlanta’s oldest Orthodox synagogue. Saturday morning, Dec. 5, marked the premiere of “Good Shabbos, Atlanta!” at Congregation Anshi S’fard in […]

By Leah R. Harrison

December 10, 2015
12:44 pm

Georgia Olive Oil Industry Produces Some Green

Above: Strippaggio’s original location at Emory Point. It now also operates at Ponce City Market. (Photo by Leah R. Harrison) When most of us visualize olive-growing […]

By Leah R. Harrison

December 1, 2015
6:05 pm

Real Life Inspired Uhry’s Midlife Success

On a dark and stormy night, Alfred Uhry, the renowned playwright of “Driving Miss Daisy,” “The Last Night of Ballyhoo” and “Parade,” shed some light […]

By Leah R. Harrison

November 19, 2015
2:20 pm

Our View – The Enemy

Yet again the terror has struck. Yet again the horror has hit home. Yet again we’re desperate to strike back, and yet again we’re frustrated […]

By Leah R. Harrison

November 9, 2015
12:00 pm

Wolpe Uncorks Bottle Holding Genetic Genie

Jewish genetic testing is getting simpler and much more common in a world with more than 3,000 tests for over 1,000 diseases and conditions, Paul […]

By Leah R. Harrison

October 29, 2015
3:31 pm

‘Single Jewish Male’: The Magic of Maybe

In her latest novel, “Single Jewish Male Seeking Soul Mate,” legendary feminist writer Letty Cottin Pogrebin deftly and knowledgeably tackles many themes and tensions confronting […]

By Leah R. Harrison

October 27, 2015
4:30 pm

Letty Cottin Pogrebin Triumphs at Fiction

Author. Editor. Feminist. Lecturer. Activist. Writer. Trailblazer. Grandmother. Emmy winner. Hadassah life member. Co-founder of the National Women’s Political Caucus and the International Center for […]

By Leah R. Harrison

October 15, 2015
6:10 pm

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Ponce City Market Open for Business

You need only set foot inside Ponce City Market to know you are in a special place. The structure is massive and solid. The rustic […]

By Leah R. Harrison

September 1, 2015
8:31 pm

How Atlanta Opened Its Heart

By Leah R. Harrison Travel back with me to late August 2005. We all knew Katrina was coming. We all watched the meteorologists project the […]

By Leah R. Harrison

August 24, 2015
4:54 pm

Sirner, Shearith Fit Their Needs for Year

“Interim rabbi” can imply many things. In the case of Congregation Shearith Israel and Rabbi Melvin Sirner, it’s a perfect fit. Rabbi Sirner’s presence is […]

By Leah R. Harrison

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