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Film festival officials initially defended their decision to retain Anwar Karim, whose social footprint features antisemitic & anti-Israel content, as a film festival juror even after receiving backlash from Jewish Atlanta and the community at-large.
February 27, 2026, 10:13 am
AJFF Issues Apology Over Juror Controversy
Film festival officials will amend their vetting process and best practices going forward when selecting jurors after receiving an overwhelming response from Jewish Atlanta and the community at-large regarding film juror, Anwar Karim, whose social footprint features antisemitic & anti-Israel content.
By Debbie Diamond
Student leaders Thurneisha Keys, Chloe Weston, Jonathan Kuttner, Shira Lynn, Chloe Glazer, and Linden Young with Repair the World Atlanta are pictured with staff members, Sheefra Blumenthal and Sara Tasini Slag // Photo Credit: Tessa Scharff
January 28, 2026, 3:30 pm
A Night of Community, Service & Jewish Tradition
Repair the World Atlanta hosted its third annual MLK Weekend Shabbat on Jan. 16.
By Tessa Scharff
Arthur Blank cuts the ribbon on a new wing bearing his name at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights.
November 24, 2025, 10:30 am
National Center Receives $58M Expansion and Facelift
New building at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights is aiming for more participation by families and young people.
By Bob Bahr
The Arthur Blank Family Foundation will donate $50 million to Atlanta’s historically Black colleges and universities over the next decade.
October 29, 2025, 10:42 am
Blank Foundation Gives $50M to Local HBCUs
The gift, which will be spread over 10 years, is designed to help Black students finish their education.
By Bob Bahr
Tara Levine, who became president of FCAS a year ago, spoke to the Atlanta Jewish Times earlier this month about the organization’s plans to further its mission of enlightening Americans about the dangers of antisemitism // Photo Credit: FCAS
November 13, 2024, 12:21 pm
Kraft’s Foundation Releases Antisemitism Report
The Foundation to Combat Antisemitism studied hundreds of millions of social media posts, websites, blogs and forums.
By David Ostrowsky
Emory President Gregory Fenves moved commencement off the campus to the Gas South Arena in Duluth for security reasons.
June 12, 2024, 6:36 pm
Universities Struggle with Graduation Protests
Emory hosted a mostly peaceful graduation after moving its ceremony to an auditorium located miles from the campus.
By Bob Bahr
The Atlanta Opera latest program was a traditional staging of Puccini’s “La bohème.”
February 14, 2024, 11:05 am
Atlanta Opera Moves into Top 10 Ranks
This coming season’s record-setting budget and innovative works underscore the growth of the company in recent years.
By Bob Bahr
The Sharaka delegation at planting of a “peace tree” in Atlanta’s Freedom Park. From left: Karen Isenberg Jones, director of government affairs, consulate general of Israel; Commissioner Justin Cutler, department of parks and recreation; Fatema Alharbi, from Bahrain; Ibtissame Azzaoui, from Morocco; Israeli Consul General Anat Sultan Dadon; Israeli Deputy Consul General Alex Gandler; Dan Fefferman, from Israel; and Atlanta City Council President Doug Shipman // Photo provided by the Israeli Consulate
November 16, 2022, 10:28 am
Abraham Accords Backers Cite Growing Support
A member of Sharaka delegation says that the agreements have created a "paradigm shift" in the Middle East.
By Dave Schechter
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
Flo Lo is pictured.
October 13, 2022, 10:57 am
Film Reveals Complex Story of Ethiopian Immigration
“With No Land,” detailing the mass migration of Ethiopian Jews to Israel during Operation Solomon, was screened at the Morehouse College Human Rights Film Festival.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Host Lilei Turiansky joined with other Georgia Tech students for shabbat dinner at Ponce City Market.
February 24, 2022, 5:46 pm
Students Lead Innovative Hillel Programs
Hillels of Georgia is supporting students with innovative ideas as they take the lead in creating new programs.
By Flora Rosefsky
Anat Sultan-Dadon
September 3, 2021, 3:58 pm
Transcending Differences, Stronger Together
A holiday message from the Consul General of Israel to the Southeast U.S.
By Anat Sultan-Dadon
Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) testifies to the Senate Judiciary Committee during the second day of confirmation hearings on Senator Jeff Sessions' (R-AL) nomination to be U.S. attorney general in Washington, U.S., January 11, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts
October 16, 2020, 6:19 am
New Voices Highlight Metro Congress Races
Beyond the anticipated close races in the 6th and 7th, at least two other districts will elect new representatives.
By Dave Schechter
The audience listens as the panel discusses Jewish refugees.
November 27, 2019, 10:24 am
Morehouse Commemorates Jewish Refugees
Morehouse College hosted a screening of the film, "The Silent Exodus," and a panel discussion about Jewish refugees from the Middle East and North Africa.
The Temple’s Senior Rabbi Peter Berg has been a strong supporter of the effort to erase minor criminal charges from the record of some people.
October 7, 2019, 4:49 pm
Volunteers Drive The Temple’s Criminal Justice Program
A film screened at the first Human Rights Film Festival featured Rabbi Peter Berg and John Eaves and their work in helping Georgians move forward beyond their criminal records.
By Bob Bahr
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