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The large Galanti family seders are held in a clubhouse near the Chattahoochee River.
Passover
Galanti Family Seder Tops 100 Guests
By Bob Bahr
More than a hundred Galanti family members return to Atlanta each Passover to celebrate together.
The large Galanti family seders are held in a clubhouse near the Chattahoochee River.
April 17, 2024, 10:15 am
Galanti Family Seder Tops 100 Guests
More than a hundred Galanti family members return to Atlanta each Passover to celebrate together.
By Bob Bahr
Barocas and Aroeste brought their Savor program to OVS to span three days.
March 27, 2024, 10:30 am
Or VeShalom ‘Savors’ the Weekend
Susan Barocas and Sarah Aroeste fed and entertained around 400 for a festive Sephardic themed weekend.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
During the 1930s, more than two-thirds of the shoe repairmen in Atlanta were Sephardic Jews.
October 25, 2023, 3:45 pm
Atlanta’s Sephardic Community Was Built on the Heels of Shoes
In the 1930s and 1940s, Sephardic-owned shoe repair shops dominated downtown Atlanta.
By Bob Bahr
October 25, 2023, 3:04 pm
Letter to the Editor: Albert Barrocas
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 kaylene@atljewishtimes.com.
By Albert Barrocas
A Saturday night pool party in Buckhead was a highlight of the family reunion // Photo Credit: Greg Gimpelevich
August 9, 2023, 3:04 pm
Cohen Family Reunion Honors Sephardic Pride
Weekend celebration prior to the Fourth of July brought together 130 family members from across the country.
By Bob Bahr
(From left) Solomon Cohen, Albert Cohen, Albert Barrocas and Dan Maslia. They are four family members who have helped create a long history of the Sephardic Cohen family.
October 27, 2022, 10:29 am
A Sephardic Family Reunites to Remember the Past
Family dinner in Dunwoody recalls a family history that has its roots in the eastern Mediterranean.
By Bob Bahr
The Armoza family has a plate full of trouble amidst the possibility of an elitist life in the new Netflix series, “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem.”
October 13, 2022, 11:53 am
Relationships Gluing Jewish Melodrama
Israeli TV series now on Netflix “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” depicts a Sephardic family life during Ottoman rule.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Meat pies made with matzah are a feature of Turkish Sephardic cooking.
April 15, 2022, 2:02 pm
The Unique Experience of a Sephardic Seder
Ladino or Judeo-Spanish was the preferred language for Jews throughout the Mediterranean region, southern Europe and Morocco.
By Bob Bahr
This wedding photograph from 1912 is one indication of the long history of Sephardic life in Atlanta.
March 8, 2022, 4:32 pm
Novel Spotlights Love in Atlanta’s Sephardic Community
Jeanie Franco Marx's "Dayenu" is set in 1930s Atlanta and is based, in part, on her parents, Jack and Catherine.
By Bob Bahr
Sarah Aroeste performed at two Purim parties during AJMF8, an adult-themed party at Congregation Or Hadash and s family-friendly event at the Marcus JCC.
February 27, 2018, 2:32 pm
A Very Ladino Purim Song
AJMF8 artist Sarah Aroeste has a delightful, animated video for her Ladino/English song for Esther's festival.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Sarah Aroeste performed five times during AJMF8. (Photo by Dror-Forshee Photography)
February 26, 2017, 9:47 pm
Lost Language of AJMF8
Sarah Aroeste brings Ladino to Atlanta Jewish Music Festival.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
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