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Jewish Community Legacy Project
Small towns in the South offered success for early Jewish merchants.
December 13, 2023, 10:03 am
Project Aims to Revive Small Town Jewish Life
Jewish Community Legacy Project sponsors first event of its kind to celebrate rich history in smaller town and cities in America.
By Bob Bahr
November 9, 2023, 10:35 am
A Gathering of Those from Small Communities
The event is on Sunday, Dec. 3, with a reception at 3 p.m. and the program beginning at 4 p.m.
By Presented by Jewish Community Legacy Project
January 26, 2023, 11:26 am
Obituary: Michael Zola Kay
Michael Zola Kay, age 83, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away peacefully in his home on Jan. 19, 2023.
Board members at the dedication of new stairs for the Historic B'nai Jacob Synagogue in Middletown, Pa.
August 5, 2020, 6:48 am
Small Congregations Get Creative for Holidays
Socially distanced rural synagogues collaborate because of COVID-19.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Temple Beth El’s aron kodesh will move to Skokie Central Synagogue in early September.
August 21, 2019, 10:24 am
Temple Donates Aron Kodesh to Orthodox Synagogue
The Atlanta-based Jewish Community Legacy Project aided in the relocation of an aron kodesh, or holy ark.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Temple B'Nai Israel in Albany faces challenging times.
June 19, 2019, 12:57 pm
Albany Temple Is Trying to Keep Its Lights On
The more than 100-year-old congregation had as many as 150 member units in 1962. Today, there are 39 family units..
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Rodeph Sholom Congregation has been part of Rome since 1875. Many rabbis from Atlanta have served the synagogue as spiritual leader.
January 16, 2019, 2:32 pm
Rome’s Rodeph Sholom is Like ‘The Little Engine That Could’
Rome, Georgia is the focus of the next "Jewish Life in Small Towns" feature.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Fitzgerald, G.a. collage of community members from the High Holidays.
November 14, 2018, 12:30 pm
Home For the Holidays
Fitzgerald Hebrew Congregation in south central Georgia attracts Jews from surrounding towns. In fact, in 1968, the congregation’s 14 board members came from 10 different towns.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
(Left) Paula Schwartz and her sister, Michele Meltzer, were Waycross residents before the family moved to Atlanta.
September 28, 2018, 7:21 am
Waycross’ Jewish Small-Town Start
Waycross-area natives still support the Waycross Hebrew Center even though they’ve moved to Atlanta.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Rabbi Irvin Ehrlich and the late Rabbi Joseph Friedman at Temple Beth El.
August 30, 2018, 4:44 pm
Jewish Bainbridge Small Town Beginnings
Bainbridge natives fondly remember their small-town childhoods even as they’ve established roots in Atlanta.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Constructed in 1916, Bainbridge, Georgia's Temple Beth El was built in the style of neo-classical revival architecture.
August 16, 2018, 7:23 am
Bainbridge Temple Prepares for Its Final Chapter
Roslyn Palmer worked with the Jewish Community Legacy Project to write Temple Beth El's legacy plan.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
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