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The exiting saber arch leaving the chuppah.
March 2, 2023, 2:32 pm
Flashback of Hybrid Ashkenazi/Sephardic Military Wedding
Find out why a hit on the tush after the chuppah ceremony made it all so real.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Nat Rosenzweig, who grew up in Atlanta, is raising money to help two Afghans come to the U.S.
August 31, 2022, 10:31 am
Former Atlantan Raises Money to Help Afghans
Nat Rosenzweig, an Epstein and Weber alum, credits his Holocaust survivor grandparents for his GoFundMe effort on behalf of Afghan refugees.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
April 20, 2022, 1:59 pm
Letter to the Editor: Dr. Jeff Kunkes
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
Blinken gave a summary of his tumultous first year.
February 1, 2022, 5:23 pm
Blinken Talks Putin, China at 33rd Eizenstat Lecture
The Secretary of State spoke candidly about the diplomatic challenges he’s faced in his first year.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Secretary of State Antony Blinken was chosen to speak at the annual Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture at AA Synagogue.
January 26, 2022, 6:11 pm
Blinken’s Eizenstat Lecture Comes at Crucial Time
Secretary of State Antony Blinken will give the annual Eizenstat Family Memorial Lecture at AA Synagogue virtually this year.
By Bob Bahr
SWAT team members deploy near the Congregation Beth Israel Synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, Jan. 15, 2022. (Andy Jacobsohn /AFP via Getty Images)
January 26, 2022, 6:06 pm
Security Takes Priority After Texas Incident
Jewish groups push for Congress to double federal funding to protect nonprofits in the wake of the Jan. 15 hostage-taking.
By Dave Schechter
Congregation Bet Haverim collected welcome bags to deliver to families who evacuated Afghanistan.
December 22, 2021, 4:19 pm
HIAS Launches New Refugee Resettlement Program
Several Atlanta synagogues have already engaged with local agencies to adopt families fleeing Afghanistan.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Congressman Hank Johnson of the 4th district of Georgia.
December 22, 2021, 1:59 pm
YIR: Georgia Congressman Explains Iron Dome ‘Present’ Vote
September 2021: Congressman Hank Johnson called the $1 billion for Iron Dome resupply an “exorbitant emergency request.”
By Dave Schechter
Temple Sinai spent Nov. 21 assembling welcome gift bags for Afghan families arriving in Atlanta.
December 15, 2021, 7:49 am
Atlanta Jewish Groups Welcome Afghan Refugees
Synagogues and NCJW are creating welcome bags and adopting families.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Emory Professor Barbara Rothbaum has pioneered the use of visual reality technology in the treatment of PTSD.
December 4, 2021, 11:05 pm
Emory Professor Wins Award for PTSD Research
Lifetime achievement award is for work with veterans and others in helping them face their fears.
By Bob Bahr
October 13, 2021, 1:03 pm
Letter to the Editor: Sloane Neiman
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By Sloane Neiman
September 17, 2021, 6:24 pm
Letter to the Editor: Phil Fine Arad
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By Phil Fine Arad
Afghanistan and its Middle Eastern neighborhood (University of Texas, Map collection)
September 2, 2021, 4:46 pm
Withdrawal from Afghanistan: Lessons for Israel
Following the withdrawal from Afghanistan, Ken Stein believes the U.S. should cultivate Middle Eastern friends.
By Kenneth Stein
Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, right, speaks as he meets with US President Joe Biden in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, Aug. 27, 2021, in Washington. (GPO)
August 27, 2021, 2:29 pm
At First Meeting, Biden Pledges to Bennett that Iran will ‘Never’ get Nukes
After 50-minute meeting at White House, US leader says he prefers diplomacy with Tehran but there are ‘other options’; hopes for ‘close personal relationship’ with premier.
By LAZAR BERMAN
German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks during a plenary session at the Bundestag in Berlin on August 25, 2021. (Tobias Schwarz/AFP)
August 26, 2021, 4:37 pm
Germany’s Merkel Cancels Upcoming Israel Trip over Afghanistan Crisis
Bennett tells the chancellor he hopes to host her in future, as Berlin takes part in chaotic operation to evacuate Afghans ahead of looming withdrawal deadline.
By TOI STAFF
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