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Holly Firfer
AJFF Executive and Artistic Director Kenny Blank (right) concurred with event co-chair Martha Jo Katz about how far the festival has progressed in almost 25 years // All Photos by Howard Mendel
February 28, 2024, 10:18 am
AJFF Opening Gala Outdoes Previous Year
Gov. Brian Kemp. Kenny Blank, and Holly Firfer were among the “stars” on hand to address the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival crowd.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
October 14, 2021, 3:37 pm
Federman’s Stand-Up Comedy Book Stands Up
The comedian’s “History of Stand Up” is an easy, amusing, even scholarly look at the shtick business in only 130 pages.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
October 14, 2021, 3:36 pm
Rubenstein Explores America’s Complexity
The Bloomberg Television interviewer includes a dozen of his conversation in a book on how history and culture have shaped the country.
By Bob Bahr
Watching the Sheroes video are Sugar Eisenberg, past president Holly Strelzik and Simie Faskowitz.
April 29, 2021, 4:07 pm
NCJW Honors Four Sheroes
Delayed by COVID, the annual fundraiser surpassed the group’s goals.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Rabbi Steven Lebow
July 27, 2020, 6:26 am
Rabbi Lebow’s Celebratory Send-Off
The rescheduled opus celebration of Rabbi Lebow’s time at Temple Kol Emeth was held virtually and included remarks by several prominent community leaders.
By Paula Baroff
Pam Morton, director of author events for the Book Festival of the MJCCA, lays out the exciting upcoming author events.
July 6, 2020, 6:39 am
Book Fest Proceeds with Notable Authors
Festival director explains how author events have progressed during the global health crisis and hypes presentations scheduled for next month.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photo by Andrea Cipriani Mecchi // Jennifer Weiner Zoomed with 350 fans about social media, parenting girls, and her path to writing best-sellers.
May 29, 2020, 6:57 am
Weiner Uplifts Fans at MJCCA Virtual Fest
Best-selling author was authentic and chatty in our living rooms.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Photo by Andrea Cipriani Mecchi // Jen Weiner, a New York Times best-selling author new novel explores friendship and forgiveness.
April 24, 2020, 7:14 am
MJCCA Book Festival in Your Living Room
Book Festival of the MJCCA, and the festival folks devised new free programming to get us through the laying low times. Author Zooming is the new rage.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Saul & Ruby, To Life!
March 5, 2020, 4:54 pm
AJFF Ends in Rousing Life Affirmation
It was a sentimental farewell to the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival’s 20th year of storytelling Feb. 27 with the premier of the documentary “Saul & Ruby, To Life!”
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Lin Oliver and Henry Winkler have co-authored 36 books including the latest, “Alien Superstar.”
November 20, 2019, 2:31 pm
Winkler on Fonzie, Dyslexia and Stardom
An appearance by actor/author Henry Winkler at the Book Festival of the MJCCA Nov. 12 was pure entertainment.
By Roni Robbins
October 26, 2018, 7:23 pm
Take You Wherever You Go: Kenny Leon Comes Home with Debut Memoir
By Author: Kenny Leon
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
June 23, 2016, 8:30 am
Best of Jewish Atlanta: Media Personality
By Atlanta Jewish Times
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