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The Meor students stand at the entrance to Auschwitz.
December 27, 2023, 10:47 am
YIR: Students Visit German Extermination Camps in Poland
Group with Emory University’s Meor program toured several Holocaust sites.
By Compiled by AJT staff
The continued success of the “Voices of Resilience” trip to Poland has inspired another set of Westminster students to embark on the program in January.
December 27, 2023, 10:39 am
YIR: Westminster Students Re-Queue for Jewish Culture Trip
This coming January, a cohort of Upper School students from Westminster will once again have the opportunity to explore Jewish culture, antisemitism, and the psychology of hate.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Wendell Castle -2004 silver and stained walnut. Table is stained walnut Hand is sign form.
November 15, 2023, 1:57 pm
The Breman Hosts Collection of Torah Pointers
The collection includes both historical pieces as well as those done by contemporary craftsmen and artists.
By Bob Bahr
Hershel Greenblat and granddaughter Erin Boynton at Auschwitz on the day of the March of the Living.  
September 13, 2023, 12:56 pm
Grandfather, Granddaughter March for the Living
Hershel Greenblat and Erin Boynton traveled to Poland and Israel take part in the March of the Living.
By Fran Putney
The full tour group utilized Prague as one of the base cities // Photos by Adam Koplan
July 26, 2023, 1:30 pm
Westminster Alumni Sponsor ‘Life-Changing’ Trip to Poland
Students learn history to shape and lead the future.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Atlanta cycling group and friends: (from left) Lou Jacobs, Deborah Jacobs, Ryan Kaplan, Shelley Gaynes, Bruce Gaynes, Sasha Robbins, Benjamin Rawn, Marcia Miller, Mark Miller, Cherie Aviv, Eric Robbins; not pictured: Gary Aviv.
July 26, 2023, 10:17 am
Atlanta Cyclists Ride for the Living in Krakow
The four-day event enables participants to immerse themselves in Krakow’s Jewish past, present, and future.
By Debbie Diamond
JCC Krakow founder, Jonathan Orenstein, with the JCC Krakow choir. Zofia Radzikowska (seated), a Holocaust survivor, is the choir director. Green is the official color of the Krakow JCC.
June 15, 2023, 1:13 pm
Holocaust Survivor Day Links Two Communities
A celebration of strength was held at Congregation B’nai Torah with 120 attendees.
By Debbie Diamond
Mildred Rotter Kinbar
April 27, 2023, 1:52 pm
Obituary: Mildred Rotter Kinbar
Mildred Rotter Kinbar, “Millie,” died peacefully in Sandy Springs Ga., on April 13, 2023, at the age of 102.
March of the Living this year on April 18 attracted 10,000 to the Auschwitz death camp.
April 26, 2023, 11:03 am
March of the Living Comes Amid Tensions
A pending agreement between Poland and Israel seeks to mitigate charges of widespread Polish antisemitism during World War II.
By Bob Bahr
March 3, 2023, 11:04 am
Obituary: Sabina Szlam
Sabina Szlam, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away Sunday morning.
Closing night at the AJFF featured a live performance by composer Charles Fox, the subject of the documentary, “Killing Me Softly With His Songs.”
March 1, 2023, 3:54 pm
AJFF Winds Up 2023 Edition on Positive Notes
Closing night film wins audience award and Tara Theatre gets a reprieve.
By Bob Bahr
From left, co-writer Clark Young, actor David Strathairn, director and writer Derek Goldman, discuss “Remember This” at Georgetown University with professor Cynthia Schneider.
February 16, 2023, 11:04 am
Director of ‘Remember This’ Celebrates Moral Heroism
Derek Goldman, the director of one of this year’s films from the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, discusses how the film came to be.
By Bob Bahr
Street art in Dnipro, Ukraine depicting someone preparing a suture.
February 15, 2023, 10:40 am
Atlanta Medical Duo Assists in Ukraine
Adrienne Clark Usadi and Moshe Usadi went to Ukraine to work in the field in Dnipro.
By Chana Shapiro
January 11, 2023, 1:55 pm
Obituary: Phyllis Sonshein Podber
Phyllis Sonshein Podber, loving wife, mother and grandmother, passed away peacefully on Dec. 29, 2022, at the age of 94.
The Krakow JCC is an important center for Ukrainian refugees. // Photo Credits: Ryan Kaplan
January 11, 2023, 10:43 am
Kaplan Played Key Role With Ukraine Refugees
Former Federation worker spent more than two years as staffer at Krakow JCC.
By Bob Bahr
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