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An estimated 27 percent of the state's active voters cast ballots in the primary election.
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Jewish Candidates Win, Lose, and Earn Runoff Slots
By Dave Schechter
An estimated 27 percent of the state’s active voters cast ballots in the primary election.
An estimated 27 percent of the state's active voters cast ballots in the primary election.
May 20, 2026, 12:50 pm
Jewish Candidates Win, Lose, and Earn Runoff Slots
An estimated 27 percent of the state's active voters cast ballots in the primary election.
By Dave Schechter
Jon Ossoff
May 5, 2026, 10:18 am
Ossoff Waits for Republican Challenger
The first Jewish U.S. Senator from Georgia is seeking a second term in what will be a closely watched and expensive race.
By Dave Schechter
The Georgia primary is set for May 19.
May 1, 2026, 11:16 am
Jewish Candidates Scrap in Georgia House Race
The lone Jewish member of the General Assembly faces a primary challenge from her left.
By Dave Schechter
An Iranian flag is placed amid rubble and debris next to a destroyed residential building near Ferdowsi Square in Tehran on March 3 // Photo Credit: Atta Kenare/AFP/Times of Israel
March 3, 2026, 12:13 pm
Purim, Persia, and Iran
Iranian Jewish community closely monitors news, while women's group makes its way home from eventful Israel trip.
By Dave Schechter
December 25, 2024, 12:31 pm
2024 Year in Review
The AJT revisits the most impactful stories of 2024.
By Compiled by AJT staff
December 25, 2024, 12:28 pm
YIR: Ossoff Rebuked for Israel Arms Sale Votes
"I remain steadfastly committed to the U.S.-Israel alliance," the first-term Jewish senator said.
By Compiled by AJT staff
December 25, 2024, 12:16 pm
YIR: 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 Compiled by AJT staff
December 25, 2024, 12:05 pm
YIR: Jewish Dems Praise Biden’s Decision to Drop Out
A poll conducted shortly before Biden's blockbuster withdrawal found Trump holding a five-point lead over Harris in Georgia.
By Compiled by AJT staff
George Rishfeld, a child Holocaust survivor from Poland, was this year’s featured speaker at the Yom HaShoah ceremony // Photo courtesy of Karen Lansky Edlin
December 25, 2024, 11:34 am
YIR: Atlanta Gathers for Yom HaShoah Memorial
The 59th anniversary of the Yom HaShoah ceremony was held on May 5 at the Memorial to the Six Million at Greenwood Cemetery.
By Compiled by AJT staff
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
Several districts will be up for grabs in this year’s election // Photo Credit: Ohaiyoan124 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0
October 16, 2024, 11:46 am
House Incumbents Rarely Ousted
None of Georgia's 14 congressional races is considered among the most competitive nationally.
By Dave Schechter
U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff joined metro Atlanta’s Jewish community at Greenwood Cemetery for the 59th annual community-wide Holocaust commemoration ceremony // YouTube screenshot
May 15, 2024, 10:11 am
Atlanta Gathers for Yom HaShoah Memorial
The 59th anniversary of the Yom HaShoah ceremony was held on May 5 at the Memorial to the Six Million at Greenwood Cemetery.
By Mike Weinroth
Rabbi Peter Berg
December 12, 2023, 2:33 pm
Rabbi Berg Delivers U.S. Senate Opening Prayer
The senior rabbi of The Temple twice used light and darkness in reference to antisemitism afflicting American Jews.
By Dave Schechter
Rabbi Peter S. Berg
December 11, 2023, 12:57 pm
Rabbi Berg to Deliver U.S. Senate Opening Prayer During Chanukah
At Sen. Jon Ossoff’s invitation, Rabbi Peter Berg will deliver the U.S. Senate’s opening prayer tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 12.
By Compiled by AJT staff
Israeli soldiers at a staging area near the Gaza border, Oct. 19, 2023 // Photo Credit: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90/Times of Israel
November 20, 2023, 2:29 pm
Jewish Lawmakers Ossoff, Balint, Phillips Ramp Up Criticism of Israel’s Conduct
Each said that the massacres Hamas carried out, killing 1,200 people and taking more than 200 captive, recalled the horrors of the Holocaust.
By Ron Kampeas / JTA
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