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Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Gaza border, Oct. 19, 2023 // Photo Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90/Times of Israel
November 20, 2023, 2:29 pm
Jewish Lawmakers Ossoff, Balint, Phillips Ramp Up Criticism of Israel’s Conduct
Each said that the massacres Hamas carried out, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 200 captive, recalled the horrors of the Holocaust.
By Ron Kampeas / JTA
Deborah E. Lipstadt, nominated to be Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, with the rank of Ambassador, speaks during a Senate Foreign Relations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
March 29, 2022, 6:07 pm
Lipstadt Nomination Clears Committee
The nomination for Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism now heads to the full Senate for confirmation.
By Dave Schechter
Michèle Taylor has been nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
December 22, 2021, 2:00 pm
YIR: Biden Nominates Atlantan to U.N. Human Rights Council
October 2021: Michèle Taylor is an Atlanta resident and has been active in Jewish, Holocaust, human rights, and political organizations.
By Dave Schechter
Georgia’s current 14 congressional districts ahead of 2021’s redistricting effort. State Republicans may alter current districts to strengthen their power over the next decade. And, a draft map of Georgia’s 14 congressional districts was released by Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan Monday, Sept. 27, 2021. // Photo credit: Georgia Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office
December 22, 2021, 1:53 pm
YIR: Redistricting Alters Georgia Political Landscape
December 2021: The client and the setting for the trial was like nothing the Jewish attorney from Atlanta has experienced in a career spanning more than three decades.
By Dave Schechter
December 4, 2021, 11:05 pm
Redistricting Alters Georgia Political Landscape
Redrawn district lines, especially for Congress, will keep the state in the national spotlight for the 2022 campaigns.
By Dave Schechter
Deborah Lipstadt testified that the rally organizers demonstrated a “great deal of overt anti-Semitism and adulation of the Third Reich.”
December 3, 2021, 2:17 pm
Lipstadt Takes the Stand
The Emory University scholar testified against organizers of the August 2017 “Unite the Right” rally.
By Dave Schechter
November 9, 2021, 6:54 pm
U.S. Senate Approves New Ambassador to Israel
Thomas Nides served as Sen. Joe Lieberman’s campaign manager in 2000.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
American historian and author Deborah Lipstadt poses for photographer at the Rome Film festival in Rome, October 17, 2016. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)
August 1, 2021, 4:55 pm
Holocaust Historian Deborah Lipstadt Nominated as US Anti-Semitism Envoy
Diverse array of Jewish groups welcome announcement, which also included tapping of New York LGBT synagogue Rabbi Sharon Kleinbaum to Commission on International Religious Freedom.
By Jacob Magid
Dave Schechter
February 24, 2021, 1:58 pm
Georgia Says: ‘Enough Already. Look Elsewhere for News’
After a year in the national spotlight, the state has more than earned a respite.
By Dave Schechter
Jewish Atlantan David Schoen will be representing Donald Trump during his impeachment trial.
February 4, 2021, 5:35 pm
Jewish Atlantan Takes Lead in Impeachment Trial
David Schoen’s reputation extends from high-profile criminal cases to being honored for pro-bono civil rights work.
By Dave Schechter
Greg Bluestein poses for a photo after one of then-President Donald Trump’s many visits to Georgia last year.
January 26, 2021, 4:24 pm
Bluestein Tells How Atlanta Turned Purple
Hometown journalist Greg Bluestein secures book deal for ‘How the Peach State Turned Purple’
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.
January 19, 2021, 9:25 pm
Trump’s Impeachment Divides Jewish Community
The impeachment of a president is a legal issue, but one not easily separated from political considerations.
By Dave Schechter
Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock are making history in their own rights as the seeming winners of the recent runoff elections.
January 7, 2021, 4:32 pm
Electoral History in the Eye of the Beholder
The apparent wins in the Senate runoffs by Rev. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff prompt happiness, pride and concern on issues of particular interest to the Jewish community.
By Dave Schechter
January 6, 2021, 6:59 am
U.S. Senate Race Too Close to Call
As the sun rose Wednesday, the tallies suggested that Georgia was on the verge of making historic choices. Democratic candidates were in the lead.
By Dave Schechter
Turnout for the Jan. 5 election is expected to be greater than past general elections.
December 22, 2020, 11:19 am
2020 Election Season will End in 2021
The Jan. 5 election, highlighted by the contests for both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats, might defy the trend of lower turnout in runoffs.
By Dave Schechter
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