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Rabbi Joshua Heller, Jill Savitt, Chris Carr, Eytan Davidson, Darius Jones, Doug Shipman, Lee May // Photo Credit: Jolie Loren
December 27, 2023, 10:51 am
Ceremony Spotlights Threat of Antisemitism
On Dec. 12, Shine A Light, ADL Southeast, National Black Empowerment Council and National Center for Civil and Human Rights hosted a menorah lighting ceremony and program.
By Compiled by AJT staff
NCJW Atlanta’s Sheroes co-chairs, Diana Silverman and Rachel Silverman, preside over the sold-out luncheon.
May 10, 2023, 12:30 pm
NCJW Honors Local Sheroes
The National Council of Jewish Women-Atlanta Section honored local community members for their impact.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s private papers will get an expanded exhibit in the new Arthur Blank building at the National Center.
October 27, 2022, 10:50 am
Blank Breaks Ground for National Civil Rights Center
Arthur Blank’s $15 million dollar gift jumpstarts Center’s $50 million capital campaign.
By Bob Bahr
The Arthur Blank Family Foundation has provided over $950M in grants over the past 25 years.
September 29, 2022, 11:00 am
Arthur Blank Celebrates Giving on His 80th
Blank Family Foundation sponsored a week of community programs to be topped by an October groundbreaking.
By Bob Bahr
Dave Schechter
July 28, 2022, 12:41 pm
The Potential for Civil Discourse
A Jewish-themed bus trip teaches teens an important lesson.
By Dave Schechter
July 13, 2022, 11:18 am
AJT Named Best Jewish Newspaper in America
The award was announced June 27 during the American Jewish Press Association’s Simon Rockower Gala at the Georgia Aquarium.
By Bob Bahr
Last year, Blank’s foundations and his professional sports teams gave away $277 million.
December 4, 2021, 11:03 pm
Blank Gives $10 Million To Help Grow Democracy
The grants are part of a new strategy put in place by Arthur Blank’s new foundation president to encourage more philanthropic giving in the South.
By Bob Bahr
Philanthropist Arthur Blank has thrown his support behind a new voter education initiative aimed at young people.
October 12, 2021, 5:48 pm
Blank Launches New Voter Education Project
His Democracy Class Atlanta initiative has the support of the national Rock the Vote campaign to register more young voters.
By Bob Bahr
Over the years the Blank family foundation has given the Center over $20 million.
February 5, 2021, 3:53 pm
Blank Foundation’s $17 Million ‘Tzedakah’ to Civil Rights Center
The gift, spread over five years, will fund a new wing of the National Center for Civil and Human Rights in Atlanta.
By Bob Bahr
The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a 40,00 square foot building adjacent to the Georgia Aquarium in downtown Atlanta.
April 3, 2019, 11:44 am
New Head of Civil and Human Rights Center Sets Direction
For more than 25 years Jill Savitt, the new director of Atlanta’s National Center for Civil and Human Rights, has been a prominent human rights activist.
By Bob Bahr
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