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Simone Wilker, Hadassah Greater Atlanta Zionist Affairs chair, visited the site of the Nova Music Festival in Israel as part of a Jewish National Fund volunteer mission to view and condemn where Hamas committed acts of sexual violence against women.
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#EndTheSilence Campaign Sparks Global Movement
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Simultaneous awareness-raising events were held in 17 countries and 32 states in the U.S.
Simone Wilker, Hadassah Greater Atlanta Zionist Affairs chair, visited the site of the Nova Music Festival in Israel as part of a Jewish National Fund volunteer mission to view and condemn where Hamas committed acts of sexual violence against women.
April 17, 2024, 10:17 am
#EndTheSilence Campaign Sparks Global Movement
Simultaneous awareness-raising events were held in 17 countries and 32 states in the U.S.
By Compiled by AJT staff
The annual event at the Georgia Aquarium featured live music, children’s activities, community partners, and hoop shoot contest.
March 13, 2024, 10:14 am
AJLF Brings ‘Mitzvah Madness’ to Aquarium
The annual event at the Georgia Aquarium featured live music, children’s activities, community partners, and hoop shoot contest.
By Sasha Heller
HGA 2024 Board: (front row, from left) Joan Solomon; Judy Bart; Nancy Schwartz, HGA president; Terry Nordin; Linda Liss; (back row, from left) Simone Wilker; Michele Weiner-Merbaum, S.E. region president; Judy Lebow; Faith Shatzman; Phyllis M. Cohen; Stephanie Pure; Anita Otero; Mindy Cohen; Lara Rush; Sybil Ginsburg; (not pictured) Betty Fendrick, Sandy Bailey, Liz Goldstein, Katie Kloder, Deborah Kloder, Annie Loventhal, Marsha Bernstein, Marci Abrams-Feinstein, Linda M. Hakerem, Barbara Melkin
January 10, 2024, 1:19 pm
Hadassah Celebrates 2024 Installation and Chanukah
Hadassah Greater Atlanta held its installation of officers and board on Dec. 10.
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(Front row, from left) Mindy Cohen, Nancy Schwartz, Jodi Mekyten, Phyllis M. Cohen, State Rep. Esther Panitch, Linda Goldstein, Michele Weiner-Merbaum; (back row, from left) Talia Segal, Rosalie Agrow, Mechal Perl, Holly Kurtz, Terry Nordin, Julie Jacobson, Betty Fendrick, Robin Hyman, Simone Wilker
December 13, 2023, 10:03 am
Hadassah in Action Addresses Bill Defining Antisemitism
Hadassah Greater Atlanta leaders Phyllis M. Cohen, Esther Panitch, and Simone Wilker brought together a group of members on Nov. 19.
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(From left) Karen Feibel, Jody Kassel, Fran Redisch, Celia Chase, and Valerie Miller were cutting up a storm.
September 13, 2023, 11:32 am
Hadassah Ketura’s Cooking with Deborah
Hadassah Greater Atlanta’s Ketura Group on Aug. 30 made three dishes from Adeena Sussman’s cookbook, “Sababa.”
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July 12, 2023, 11:57 am
Letter to the Editor: Hadassah Greater Atlanta 
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By Hadassah Greater Atlanta
Hadassah Greater Atlanta Chapter 2023 Executive Board, Group presidents and installed officers: (front, center) Nancy Schwartz; (from left) Marilyn Perling, Leora Wollner, Marcy Steinberg, Terry Nordin, Judy Lebow, Faith Shatzman, Judy Bart, Rachel Simon, Anita Otero, Michele Weiner-Merbaum. Not shown: Phyllis M. Cohen, Marci Abrams-Feinstein, Vivian Gerow, Linda Hakerem, Stacy Kagan, Rita Loventhal, Dr. Rachel Schonberger.
January 11, 2023, 10:52 am
Hadassah Greater Atlanta Installs 2023 Officers, Board
Hadassah held its installation of officers and board at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North.
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2022 Chesed Student Award winners. Top row (l to r): Isabelle Fishbein, Evie Drucker, Noah Meltzer, Casey Elinger, Amit Rau, Molly Fisher, Ella Goldstein, Emma Rosenberger, Koby Rothenberg and Teddy Goldstein. Bottom row (l to r): Ayelet Hearshen, Daryn Mand, Emma Okrent, Bess Needle, Hannah Levy, Lily Green and Reece Bashuk. Not pictured: Jonathan Harper, Ezra Heller and Zamir Norry.
June 3, 2022, 10:26 am
Hadassah Atlanta’s Chesed Student Awards Turn 30
Hadassah Greater Atlanta partnered with JumpSpark to honor 20 of the best and brightest young leaders from Atlanta synagogues, Jewish day schools and organizations.
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Leora Frank, nominated by Congregation Shearith Israel, surrounded by proud family.
September 2, 2021, 4:55 pm
Student Activists Honored at Hadassah’s Chesed Awards
Celebrating the best and brightest local teen mensches.
By Joan Solomon
Past chapter president Phyllis M. Cohen helped to discharge and install the new board and officers.
January 27, 2021, 1:17 pm
Hadassah Greater Atlanta Installs Leaders
New slate of officers and board installed via Zoom candle lighting ceremony.
Michele Merbaum is president of Hadassah Greater Atlanta.
September 18, 2020, 6:12 am
Shana Tovah U’metukah!
Read community insights, advice and perspectives during this time as we enter in to the 5781/ 2020 Rosh Hashanah New Year.
By Michele Merbaum
Ketura 2020 board, front: Maxine Schein, Suzy Wilner, Betsy Lessans, Dale Millman, Joan Solomon, Fran Redisch, Katie Kloder and Susan Adair. Back: Gerry Taratoot, Bernice Mellman, Sandy Bailey, Peri Rosner, Leora Wollner, and Arlene Glass. Not pictured: Rosalie Agrow and Carol Schneider.
January 15, 2020, 12:55 pm
Hadassah Ketura’s Eclectic Installation
Israel, Mexico and Japan were well represented at the Hadassah Greater Atlanta Ketura group’s 2020 installation of officers and board Jan. 5 at Mo Mo Ya Japanese Restaurant.
Photo by Joan Solomon // Guests sample the array of Sushi choices
October 8, 2019, 11:29 am
Hadassah’s Almost Chopped Stirs the Pot Again
Hadassah Greater Atlanta's second "Almost Chopped" event was a hit, while raising money for neurological research.
Panelists and their Certificates of Appreciation: Karen Arnovitz Grinzaid, Jane L. Meisel, Rochelle Schube and Stacey Davis.
September 25, 2019, 12:28 pm
1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews Carry Genetic Cancer Defect
Those with Ashkenazi Jewish backgrounds are much more likely to be diagnosed with breast, ovarian, prostate and pancreatic cancers.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
September 25, 2019, 11:37 am
Michele Weiner-Merbaum on Forgiveness
Michele Weiner-Merbaum is the President of Hadassah Greater Atlanta.
By Michele Weiner-Merbaum
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