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‘Postcards’ Draw Attention to the Hostages
By Dave Schechter
Israeli artist’s evocative images are a reminder that “They are still there.”
Dave Schechter
November 21, 2024, 10:27 am
‘Postcards’ Draw Attention to the Hostages
Israeli artist's evocative images are a reminder that "They are still there."
By Dave Schechter
Participants in the Nova Music Festival had no idea what Oct. 7 would bring.
October 16, 2024, 11:29 am
‘We Will Dance Again’ Revisits October 7th Tragedy
The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival hosted a preview screening and the film’s director at the Tara Theatre.
By Bob Bahr
Photographs of the victims killed and held hostage by Hamas terrorists in Gaza since the Oct. 7 massacre, at Dizengoff Square in Tel Aviv. Sept. 29, 2024 // Photo Credit: Miriam Alster/FLASH90/TOI
October 6, 2024, 8:01 pm
One Year Later: The Hostage Nightmare Continues
The dead must be brought home for burial. The living should not be sacrificed on an altar of hubris.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
September 11, 2024, 10:48 am
A Boy Dreams of His Father’s Return
Commemorations are planned for the anniversary of Oct. 7 as the war continues, and hostages remain in Gaza.
By Dave Schechter
The homes and buildings of Kibbutz Be’eri that were destroyed on Oct. 7 remain as they were that day.
July 31, 2024, 11:48 am
Kibbutz Be’eri Still Recovering After Attack
Visit to site of death and destruction on Oct. 7 has become, for some, a journey of tragic discovery.
By Bob Bahr
July 31, 2024, 10:32 am
A Tragic Postscript to Atlanta’s Hostage Vigil
A sad ending to hopes for a joyous reunion of a couple kidnapped on Oct. 7.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
May 29, 2024, 10:27 am
More Important Topics than the Garden
Dave would rather write about other things, but the hostages and other issues related to the war are more relevant.
By Dave Schechter
May 1, 2024, 11:50 am
Letter to the Editor: Shalom Lewis
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
Dave Schechter
April 30, 2024, 3:29 pm
Hostages’ Return Must be More than Slogan
A local writer and editor has made it her mission to support one family trapped in the ongoing Oct. 7 nightmare.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
March 26, 2024, 4:28 pm
Leave an Empty Chair at Your Seder Table
Passover will not be a "chag sameach," a happy holiday, for the families of those killed on Oct. 7 and those still held hostage.
By Dave Schechter
The character in the boy’s drawing is praying: “How I wish that my father will return.”
January 31, 2024, 10:18 am
For Israeli Cousins, Time Stopped on Oct. 7
Keeping the hostages front and center in the conversation is crucial.
By Dave Schechter
Approximately 2,000 community members gathered at Ahavath Achim Synagogue on Oct. 30 for a vigil to honor the hostages taken during Hamas’ attack on Israel // Photo Credit: Southern Exposure Media Group for Consulate General of Israel/Southeastern US
December 27, 2023, 10:32 am
YIR: Jewish Atlanta Embraces Visiting Families of Israeli Hostages
On the hostages’ 24th night as captives, the visiting Israelis made no effort to conceal the toll of the ordeal, speaking in pained, emotional terms about their families.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
November 29, 2023, 10:07 am
On Day 50, Some Good News
Six members of Dave's extended family were freed, but one —a husband and father — remains a hostage in Gaza.
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
November 21, 2023, 12:51 pm
What is the Proportional Response?
As Israel wages war in Gaza, how far is too far when trying to kill "a venomous snake"?
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
November 15, 2023, 10:40 am
Why Would I Do It?
Dave explains why he was willing to watch video of the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre in Israel.
By Dave Schechter
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