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Jackson Powers
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Choosing Jewish Community No Matter the Distance
By Jackson Powers
Sometimes going a little out of your way is worth it.
Several local leaders attended this year’s American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Washington, D.C.
NewsLocal Leaders Attend AJC’s 2026 Global Forum
By Jordan Ross
Jackson Powers
July 1, 2026, 11:31 am
Choosing Jewish Community No Matter the Distance
Sometimes going a little out of your way is worth it.
By Jackson Powers
Several local leaders attended this year’s American Jewish Committee Global Forum in Washington, D.C.
July 1, 2026, 11:26 am
Local Leaders Attend AJC’s 2026 Global Forum
A delegation of community leaders represented Atlanta at the Global Forum in Washington, D.C.
By Jordan Ross
The American Jewish Committee Global Summit featured discussion of the American Jewish community on America’s 250th anniversary.
June 17, 2026, 2:28 pm
AJC Conference Examines 250th American Anniversary
Global Summit of American Jewish Committee includes discussion of where America and its Jews are, 250 years after independence.
By Bob Bahr
Early voting for the runoff election began on June 8 and runs through June 12. Polls on June 16 will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.
June 10, 2026, 1:09 pm
June 16 Runoffs Will Set the Stage for November
A pair of Jewish Democrats are hoping to advance to the general election.
By Dave Schechter
(From left) AJC Regional Director Dov Wilker and AJC chief policy and political affairs officer Jason Isaacson.
May 27, 2026, 1:24 pm
AJC Salutes Leadership at Annual Meeting
The American Jewish Committee installed new officers and offered a firsthand political affairs update.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Judith Kanarish Rubenstein
May 6, 2026, 11:44 am
Obituary: Judith Kanarish Rubenstein
Judith “Judy” Kanarish Rubenstein, 87, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 5.
Philip Neil Kranz
April 15, 2026, 11:03 am
Obituary: Philip Neil Kranz
Philip Neil Kranz, 83, Rabbi Emeritus, Temple Sinai, Sandy Springs, passed away April 12, 2026. 
American Jewish Committee Regional Director Dov Wilker spoke at the Unity Seder.
April 1, 2026, 10:29 am
AJC Hosts Its Unity Seder at The Temple
Attending the Unity Seder were a number of clergy from various denominations and a lay leader from the Catholic Archdiocese.
By Bob Bahr
Ted Blum will receive the American Jewish Committee’s 2026 Distinguished Advocate Award on May 12.
April 1, 2026, 10:22 am
AJC Atlanta to Honor Blum with Advocate Award
The Distinguished Advocate Award is one of American Jewish Committee Atlanta’s highest honors, celebrating individuals who advance the well-being of the Jewish people and uphold democratic principles.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The AJFF’s closing night film, “We Met At Grossinger’s,” was an affectionate look back at American Jewish life in a different era.
March 11, 2026, 2:20 pm
AJFF Wraps with Love for The Catskills
The closing night festival film paid loving tribute to Grossingers, the once-legendary Catskills resort.
By Bob Bahr
Film festival officials initially defended their decision to retain Anwar Karim, whose social footprint features antisemitic & anti-Israel content, as a film festival juror even after receiving backlash from Jewish Atlanta and the community at-large.
February 27, 2026, 10:13 am
AJFF Issues Apology Over Juror Controversy
Film festival officials will amend their vetting process and best practices going forward when selecting jurors after receiving an overwhelming response from Jewish Atlanta and the community at-large regarding film juror, Anwar Karim, whose social footprint features antisemitic & anti-Israel content.
By Debbie Diamond
Esther Panitch (left) Georgia State Rep. District 51, and a Hadassah Life Member, joins Simone Wilker, Hadassah advocacy chair, at the fourth annual George Legislature and Judiciary Welcome Shabbat sponsored by the American Jewish Committee. Panitch was an honorary co-chair of the event.
February 25, 2026, 10:39 am
Hadassah Attends Legislature, Judiciary Shabbat
The fourth annual event was held at Temple Beth Tikvah on Jan. 30.
By Compiled by AJT staff
February 11, 2026, 1:34 pm
Rabbi Roundtable: Feb. 15, 2026
The AJT has launched a new monthly feature bringing rabbis together from across all denominations and Jewish Atlanta.
By Rabbi Ron Segal, Rabbi Keilah Lebell and Rabbi Michael Broyde
Mindy Selig
February 11, 2026, 10:32 am
The Lowdown: Mindy Selig
I Bet You Didn’t Know that … Mindy’s daughters call her “Minderella.”
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Hadassah members of the Southeastern Region celebrate all of Hadassah’s accomplishments.
February 11, 2026, 10:19 am
Hadassah Southeastern Holds Annual Installation
Additionally, the journal, Nature, named Hadassah’s hospitals No. 1 in Israel for scientific output.
By Compiled by AJT staff
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