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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Students also took time to create meaningful art.
January 31, 2024, 11:57 am
Little Hands, Big Impact on MLK Day of Service
Nurture Atlanta hosted a special honorary program on Jan. 15 at Davis Academy in conjunction with several metro Atlanta-area organizations.
By Ali Garfinkel
Sam Draluck
July 27, 2023, 1:53 pm
Obituary: Sam Draluck
Sam Draluck passed away on July 1, 2023, just shy of his 98th birthday.
January 1, 2023, 12:03 pm
Letter to the Editor: Richard Sherman
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
By Richard Sherman
October 13, 2022, 10:55 am
Tamir Goodman, NBA Vets Lead Hoops Clinic in Israel
The original “Jewish Jordan,” Tamir Goodman, recruits former NBA players Michael Sweetney and Eddy Curry to help lead basketball clinic in Israel.
By David Ostrowsky
July 13, 2022, 11:28 am
Letter to the Editor: Richard Sherman
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
The Brawley property was designed for neighbors to connect on their porches and in the community courtyard.
April 20, 2022, 2:02 pm
Atlanta’s Historic Westside Receives Significant Support
Atlanta nonprofit Westside Future Fund (WFF) has announced that it is creating a national model for equitable, community revitalization in the city’s historic Westside.
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
January 16, 2021, 7:36 pm
Cyber Attack on MLK Shabbat Service
An investigation continues into an attack on The Temple’s website that left many unable to view the annual Martin Luther King Jr. service.
By Dave Schechter
Johnson took this photo at the 35th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday March in Selma, Ala., at which he was a marshal while serving as executive assistant to Martin King III and driver to God-uncle Dr. Joseph Lowery at the SCLC. From left, Lowery, Rev. James Orange, Congressman John Lewis, Rev. Jesse Jackson, King, Rev. Hosea Williams, Rev. C.T. Vivian and Rev. E. Randel T. Osburn.
June 3, 2020, 8:55 am
Atlanta Minister Calls for Stronger Black-Jewish Relations
Longtime community ally and Temple member with family ties to Martin Luther King and early civil rights movement shares his views on racial unrest.
By Rev. Anthony A. Johnson
April 10, 2019, 12:57 pm
Our Jewish Atlanta Home
The Yiddish word “heimish” means cozy or homey, but it’s also used to express a feeling of welcoming. It’s a word that could be used to describe the Atlanta Jewish community.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon and AJT Staff
Local activist Terence Lester inspired students to pursue their passions and change the world.
January 30, 2019, 12:37 pm
No Place for Hate
More than a dozen Atlanta area high schools participated in the 18th annual No Place for Hate® Summit sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League on MLK Jr. Day.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Sherry Frank, middle, with Bernice King and Christine King Farris.
January 23, 2019, 11:40 am
Sherry Frank Earns King’s Salute to Greatness Award
Two Jewish leaders, one a champion of Black-Jewish relations in Atlanta, received the prestigious 36th annual Salute to Greatness Award Jan. 19 from The King Center.
By Tiffany Parks
Dr. King with Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heshel at Arlington National Cemetery, Feb. 6, 1968.
January 23, 2019, 11:36 am
What MLK Means to Us
It is particularly important to reflect upon why King’s legacy means so much to Jews around the world, as well as in Atlanta.
By Tiffany Parks
Harold Kirtz is president of JCRC of Atlanta and Dov Wilker is regional director of AJC Atlanta.
September 13, 2018, 6:11 am
Embodying the Dream
MLK's speech to "let freedom ring from Stone Mountain" was the impetus behind this momentous event.
By Harold Kirtz and Dov Wilker
Con. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Sherry Frank founded the Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition.
August 2, 2018, 7:50 am
“Shared Legacies” Tells History of Blacks, Jews
Key community members come together to raise money to produce film that helps to bridge the divide.
By Patrice Worthy
(From left) Martin Luther King Jr., Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel march in Montgomery, Ala.
April 5, 2018, 6:17 pm
Dreamers in the Face of a Nightmare
April serves as a reminder of greatness accomplished and goals that remain out of reach.
By Rabbi Michael Bernstein
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