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Atlanta History
Rabbi Jacob Rothschild and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. after the 1964 Atlanta dinner honoring King’s Nobel Prize.
October 27, 2022, 10:50 am
Emory Jewish Archives Debut Three Important Collections
Author Melissa Faye Greene was among the featured speakers at the program about the university’s historical archives collection.
By Bob Bahr
Rabbi Ilan Feldman as a child in front of his father, Rabbi Emanuel Feldman (center), at the groundbreaking of Beth Jacob synagogue on Lavsita Road in 1961.
August 30, 2018, 4:39 pm
Toco Hills, Then and Now
Decades in the making, Toco Hills is now an established, thriving, multi-generational Orthodox community in the heart of Atlanta.
By Fran M. Putney
Vicki and Ryan Holzer wedding photo on August 22, 2015 at The Fox Theatre. Photo by Vue Photography
August 24, 2018, 1:57 pm
Making Simcha Magic Since 1929
The Fox Theatre is one of Jewish Atlanta's most historic, beloved buildings.
By Sarah Moosazadeh
The Temple celebrates its centennial with a Sunday service April 23, 1967. Rabbi Jacob Rothschild is seated on the left, and Rabbi Richard J. Lehrman is on the right. (The Temple Records, Cuba Family Archive, Breman Museum)
September 14, 2017, 5:53 pm
1867: The Temple’s First Rosh Hashanah
Rapid growth in Atlanta's Jewish population after the Civil War made the time right to start the synagogue.
By Rabbi David Geffen
Rabbi Alvin Sugarman was instrumental in bringing Atlanta a nondenominational community mikvah, MACoM, where “the water does not quench the fire. It ignites and brightens the soul, that spark of G-d that dwells within each of us.”
April 9, 2017, 9:00 am
Rabbi Tracks Signposts Along Life’s Journey
Atlanta native Alvin Sugarman of The Temple takes a ride through personal and community history.
By Dave Schechter
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