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Leo Frank
Charlie Chaplin’s “The Gold Rush,” from 1925, is being shown in a newly restored print.
February 25, 2026, 11:37 am
Bernstein Screens His Favorite Films at Emory
Fourteen films are being shown at Emory’s Cinematheque.
By Bob Bahr
Ann Hite, author of “I Am A Georgia Girl,” seated at Lucille Selig Frank’s writing desk.
December 30, 2025, 11:47 pm
2025 YIR: New Biography Examines Life of Lucille Selig Frank
Hite’s fascination with the story began more than 50 years earlier, as a 9-year-old, hearing her grandmother describe seeing Leo Frank’s body hanging from the tree in the Marietta woods.
By Dave Schechter
Artist Fabian Williams works on his large-scale mural of the 1906 race riot that was recently completed in south Atlanta.
October 29, 2025, 10:43 am
THEN & NOW: Riot Darkened Atlanta’s Reputation for Racial Peace
The 1906 breakdown in public order led to at least 25 deaths and eventually may have influenced the future of Jews in the community.
By Bob Bahr
Rabbi Steven Lebow
August 13, 2025, 11:17 am
Leo Frank, Tom Watson Brown and Myself
Rabbi Steven Lebow details his experiences with the Leo Frank case.
By Rabbi Steven Lebow
April 30, 2025, 1:32 pm
Letter to the Editor: Chip Koplin
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 kaylene@atljewishtimes.com.
By Chip Koplin
Max Chernin (center) as Leo Frank, who was lynched in Marietta in 1915.
April 9, 2025, 12:51 pm
‘Parade’ is a Timely Drama at The Fox
The Tony Award-winning musical is built around the 1913 Atlanta trial of Leo Frank and his subsequent lynching in Marietta.
By Bob Bahr
Alfred Uhry (left) and his nephew, Alan Abrams, speak with Leslie Gordon, Executive Director of The Breman Museum, at “Parade” at The Fox.
April 9, 2025, 12:46 pm
Uhry Talks About the Impact of ‘Parade’
Atlanta native Alfred Uhry recalls at the Fox Theatre how he first became interested in the Leo Frank case.
By Bob Bahr
“Parade” centers around the trial of Leo Frank for the murder of a 13-year-old factory worker, Mary Phagan.
March 12, 2025, 10:41 am
Atlanta Planning Big Welcome for this ‘Parade’
Community events are planned at The Temple in Midtown and the Fox Theater.
By Bob Bahr
Temple Kol Emeth Rabbi Steve Lebow speaks during the Leo Frank memorial service.
August 28, 2024, 11:32 am
Leo Frank’s Yahrzeit Connects Past to Present
Frank's lynching is connected to current events by speakers at annual yahrzeit observance.
By Dave Schechter
Rabbi Steve Lebow at his desk with some of the Leo Frank materials he has amassed over the years.
July 17, 2024, 11:31 am
Preserving Leo Frank History
Leading advocate to clear Jewish lynching victim: "I am certain that he will be exonerated, someday."
By Dave Schechter
Janice Rothschild Blumberg
February 13, 2024, 3:27 pm
A Century of Lived History
Janice Rothschild Blumberg witnessed a century of recovery and growth in Atlanta's Jewish community.
By Dave Schechter
ADL Southeast Director Eytan Davidson began with the history of the ADL. 
September 13, 2023, 9:54 am
Annual ADL Lunch Honors Heroes
The Whitley Hotel ballroom was filled with law firms and various practitioners to recognize excellence in leadership in the fight against hate.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The Leo Frank Memorial
August 30, 2023, 11:37 am
Aug. 17, 1915: My Life with Leo Frank
Rabbi Lebow shares about his personal history with Leo Frank’s legacy.
By Rabbi Steven Lebow
Clergy leading the Mourner’s Kaddish // Photos by Mike Weinroth
August 30, 2023, 10:13 am
Anniversary of Leo Frank’s Death Remembered
Community members and elected officials gathered at the Leo Frank Memorial site to commemorate the anniversary of his murder.
By Mike Weinroth
The Broadway revival this year of “Parade” has been both a commercial and artistic success.
July 12, 2023, 2:50 pm
‘Parade’ Wins Tony by Focusing on Antisemitism
Success of Broadway revival of the 1998 musical coincides with the resurgence of antisemitism in America and elsewhere in the world.
By Bob Bahr
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