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Thousands of community members, many draping themselves in Israeli flags, gathered on the lawn at City Springs and watched the ceremony on big screen TVs.
October 16, 2024, 12:17 pm
Jewish Atlanta Gathers to Memorialize Oct. 7 Attacks
Thousands of community members attended the ceremony at City Springs of the one-year anniversary of the attacks by Hamas.
By Dave Schechter
Shared Legacies: The African American-Jewish Civil Rights Alliance// Screenshot
September 22, 2020, 12:05 pm
Ties That Bind Jews and Blacks
Civil rights luminaries share their stories of the communities working together.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Weber School alumni request more anti-racist education.
September 9, 2020, 5:59 am
Weber Alumni Urge Anti-Racist Education
Alumni who authored a letter recommending the greater emphasis and the school’s board of trustees say they look forward to further dialogue on the subject.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
June 24, 2020, 7:06 am
Atlanta Jews Find Power in Single Voice
In the end, what brings about change are the words of individuals, multiplied many times over, until they form a chorus.
By Dave Schechter
The room design by Jim White evoked the glamour of old Hollywood.
February 12, 2020, 9:49 am
AJFF Spotlights Our Shared Heritage
Most poignant at AJFF opening night was the variety of patrons and guests who socialized to affirm the positivity of black-Jewish cooperation and enjoy "Shared Legacies."
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Large crowd gathers at Freedom Sunday Rally for Soviet Jewry in 1987.
September 25, 2019, 2:21 pm
75 Never Looked Better: A Celebration of AJC Atlanta
Take a look back at 75 years of the AJC Atlanta’s work in community and relationship building.
By Isabelle Mokotoff
Clockwise from top left: Edward Hope Smith, 14 years old; Alfred "Q" James Evans, 13 years old; Milton Harvey, 14 years old; Eric Antonio Middlebrooks, 14 years old; LaTonya Yovette Wilson, 7 years old and Angel Latrice Lenair, 12 years old.
April 16, 2019, 12:16 pm
Our Neighbors’ Affliction is Our Affliction
On the eve of Pesach 1981, AJT wrote: “the Jewish community and the city as a whole are faced with another affliction - the tragedy of the dead and missing children."
By Dave Schechter
April 10, 2019, 12:57 pm
Our Jewish Atlanta Home
The Yiddish word “heimish” means cozy or homey, but it’s also used to express a feeling of welcoming. It’s a word that could be used to describe the Atlanta Jewish community.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon and AJT Staff
Con. John Lewis (D-Ga.) and Sherry Frank founded the Atlanta Black-Jewish Coalition.
August 2, 2018, 7:50 am
“Shared Legacies” Tells History of Blacks, Jews
Key community members come together to raise money to produce film that helps to bridge the divide.
By Patrice Worthy
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1964. (By New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer Dick DeMarsico via the Library of Congress)
April 4, 2018, 11:04 am
Our View: Long Live the King
On the 50th anniversary of his assassination, we must rededicate ourselves to strengthening black-Jewish ties.
By Atlanta Jewish Times
Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday has been a national holiday for 33 years.
January 22, 2018, 9:52 am
Martin Luther King’s Uncertain Jewish Legacy
Fifty years later, some try to live up to King’s dreams while others focus on his vision of Israel.
By Dave Schechter
John Eaves believes that King would have been active against the Vietnam War and for a two-state solution if he had survived.
February 28, 2017, 10:03 am
A Personal Bridge Between Blacks, Jews
Fulton County Chairman John Eaves explains how he has lived in two worlds.
By John Eaves
Sherry Frank (facing camera in blue) leads a discussion on current events with the National Council of Jewish Women on Oct. 27, 2016. (Photo by Logan C. Ritchie)
November 1, 2016, 8:30 am
Frank Talk on Olens, Voting Rights and More
By Logan C. Ritchie
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