2023 Year in Review

The AJT looks back at some of its most popular and impactful stories from the past year.

The 2024 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival will run from Feb. 13 to Feb. 26.

The Meor students stand at the entrance to Auschwitz.

The Goyim Defense League once again distributed antisemitic flyers in Atlanta, this time targeting homes in Dunwoody and Sandy Springs.

Darshanit Miriam Udel (left) and Georgia Rep. Esther Panitch after Udel delivered the morning prayer in the Georgia House of Representatives.

A banner strung between the trees near the planned site of Atlanta’s police training facility.

Georgia General Assembly had a long day on March 29, 2023, when they failed to adopt the antisemitism definition.

Former Georgia Tech men’s basketball coach Josh Pastner has enjoyed the last year spent away from the sidelines.

(From left) Attorney Mark Goldfeder, Marietta Republican Rep. John Carson, and Sandy Springs Democratic Rep. Esther Panitch at a Georgia House Judiciary Committee meeting earlier this year.

Individual sunflowers, a sign of hope, were left on the Greenwood Cemetery Memorial during the 58th annual remembrance service.

This screenshot, taken from a CNN telecast and posted to Twitter, shows the crime scene outside of Dr. Scott Kleber’s medical office in Midtown.

An estimated 800 guests attended the Israel at 75 celebration at The Woodruff Arts Center.

Goyim Defense League protests Chabad of Cobb in Georgia with Nazi flags.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu carved out close to an hour to meet with Gov. Brian Kemp.

Aleeza Ben Shalom (center) was on stage revealing the panel’s innermost thoughts about finding spouses and empowering the audience to be connectors.

Michael Morris, AJT owner and publisher, proudly holds the first-place award for all to see.

Max Fried will enter free agency at the end of the 2024 season.

The continued success of the “Voices of Resilience” trip to Poland has inspired another set of Westminster students to embark on the program in January.

Actor Jacob Sherman (center, pink shirt) is looking forward to roles in 42nd Street and auditioning for “Mean Girls.”

Propelled in part by philanthropic gifts from Atlanta’s Jewish community, Kennesaw State has grown to be the second largest university in Georgia.

Kaylene Ladinsky

El Al Airlines plane is seen at the Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv // Photo credit: Jakub Porzycki/Getty Images/JTA

Marcus Brodzki finished “in the money” at a World Series of Poker circuit event in August, finishing 96th out of 2,500 entries and most recently finishing 78th out of 1,300 entries at another tournament in November // File photo

Elvis Presley’s NBC appearance was the first time he had appeared before a live audience in a decade.

Amitai Ben Zvi, shown along with his caregiver, now a hostage in Gaza, was 80 when he was shot and killed Oct. 7.

Hamas terrorists attacked Israel on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking nearly 250 hostages.

Fayetteville resident Lyla Caplan, 17, (on left) with a friend before the war started in Israel on Oct. 7.

Delta is not the only U.S. airline to cease service into or out of Israel. Within a week of the outbreak of hostilities, the U.S. State Department raised its travel advisory to Level 3, asking citizens to reconsider travel to Israel.

Team Grillin’ Barbie-Ques, a.k.a. the Atlanta Jewish Times staff, are pictured at the festival.

Zach Rosenzweig with wife, Yoella, and son, Ariel.

Approximately 2,000 community members gathered at Ahavath Achim Synagogue on Oct. 30 for a vigil to honor the hostages taken during Hamas’ attack on Israel // Photo Credit: Southern Exposure Media Group for Consulate General of Israel/Southeastern US

The trio of Jewish Dunwoody restaurant owners: (from left) Billy Kramer, Geoff Melkonian, and David Abes // Photo Credit: Lauren Menis

Sgt. Rose Ida Lubin was laid to rest at Mount Herzl cemetery on Nov. 9 after being stabbed to death while on patrol in Old Jerusalem City.

A house where 40 Israeli civilians were held hostage in Kibbutz Be’eri, Oct. 11, 2023 // Photo Credit: Lazar Berman/The Times of Israel

Rabbi Peter Berg of The Temple delivers the opening prayer at the U.S. Senate on Dec. 12.

A security guard suffered burns when he attempted to stop the protester from setting themself on fire // Photo Credit: The Associated Press