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Chana Shapiro
December 14, 2022, 4:40 pm
A Chanukah Message from Chana Shapiro
For our annual Chanukah issue, we asked members of our community to share why they think it is so important for our Jewish community to, "Shine Our Light Bold and Bright."
By Chana Shapiro
RootOne expects to apply $3,000 travel vouchers for 7,000 teens this summer.
February 24, 2022, 5:45 pm
RootOne to Bring 7,000 Jewish Teens to Israel
The sixty-million-dollar program is funded by the Marcus Foundation.
By Bob Bahr
February 1, 2022, 5:52 pm
Camp Billi Marcus Provides Fun for Families in Need
“I feel camp should be available for all children,” Marcus told the Atlanta Jewish Times, citing her own childhood experience.
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
College campuses have increasingly seen anti-Israel rallies and demonstrations.
December 15, 2021, 1:31 pm
Lipstadt Calls for Anti-Semitism Education at Home
Recent report by the Anti Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee point to rapid rise in anti-Semitism in schools and colleges.
By Bob Bahr
Bernie Marcus is chairman of The Marcus Foundation, which tripled its initial grant for teen travel to Israel
July 29, 2021, 5:06 pm
$60M More to RootOne
The grant is triple the original seed money for the teen Israel travel initiative to strengthen Jewish education, identity and continuity.
By Compiled by AJT staff
The Pew study of American Jewish life was the first such study in eight years.
May 26, 2021, 4:18 pm
New Study of U.S. Jews Not All Good News
Study by Pew Research Center finds generational and denominational divide increasing.
By Bob Bahr
“Never Alone” is the result of a three-year writing partnership between Natan Sharansky and the American historian Gil Troy, who lives in Israel.
October 29, 2020, 3:50 pm
‘Never Alone’ is Political Testament
Natan Sharansky and his co-author Gil Troy are among the headliners at the Book Festival of the MJCCA.
By Bob Bahr
August 3, 2018, 3:36 pm
It Takes a Village, or as We Say, a “Tribe”
What does it mean to be Jewish to you?
By Kaylene Ladinsky
Photo by Elissa Eid via Wikimedia Commons
February 8, 2018, 4:46 am
Lewis: Too Many of Us Lead Lives of Marranos
We spend our days wearing masks to hide our true selves.
By Rabbi Shalom Lewis
November 13, 2017, 12:41 pm
Wearing a Kippah Brings Its Rewards
A simple public display of Jewish identity opens a world of connections.
By Chana Shapiro
Photo by Lipton Sale via Wikimedia Commons
October 16, 2017, 7:40 am
Which Comes First, Jewish or American?
The changing political climate alters the answer for some in Atlanta.
By Dave Schechter
Joy Ladin (left) speaks during her appearance at the Selig Center on Aug. 17. Rebecca Stapel-Wax (right), the executive director of event sponsor SOJOURN, listens.
August 30, 2017, 3:10 pm
Identity Breaks out of the Box
Joy Ladin helps us see that talking about Jewishness can shine a light on gender, and vice versa.
By Michael Jacobs
From left) Natan Fund Executive Director Felicia Herman, University of Michigan Hillel Executive Director Tilly Shames, ADL Director of Technology and Society Brittan Heller and Tablet senior writer Yair Rosenberg discuss contemporary anti-Semitism at the JFN conference March 20 at the Grand Hyatt Buckhead
April 3, 2017, 4:08 pm
Groups Advised to Act Against Anti-Semitism
College campuses, social media are hotbeds for contemporary anti-semitism
By Sarah Moosazadeh
December 19, 2016, 5:11 pm
Are Jews White? It’s Complicated
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
June 8, 2016, 3:07 pm
Counting Atlanta’s Jews … and More
By Dave Schechter
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