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Obituary: Zhenia (Emily) Greszes
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, aunt, sister, and everyone’s “Mama,” Zhenia (Emily) Greszes passed away on Dec. 27, 2024, on the second night of Hanukkah at the age 101 years old.
January 15, 2025, 11:38 am
Obituary: Zhenia (Emily) Greszes
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, aunt, sister, and everyone’s “Mama,” Zhenia (Emily) Greszes passed away on Dec. 27, 2024, on the second night of Hanukkah at the age 101 years old.
Half of the class at Holbrook Decatur was comprised of residents and half from the community at-large.
March 13, 2024, 11:35 am
Slavaticki Makes Yiddish Fun
Decatur Chabad Rabbi Avremi Slavaticki delighted seniors with his Yiddish language and culture series at Holbrook on Clairmont Road. Members of the Jewish community at-large also joined the class.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
The lunar moon landing in 1969 was just one of the early space age events that help propel Ben Zinn to prominence.
October 27, 2022, 1:59 pm
Ben Zinn Helped Pioneer America’s Space Program
He was a soccer star in Israel before coming to America in the 1950s at the dawn of the space age.
By Bob Bahr
Rabbi Jason Holtz
April 14, 2022, 4:14 pm
Rabbi Jason Holtz’s 2022 Passover Message
Rabbi Jason Holtz shares his inspiration and thoughts on this year's Passover holiday with the community.
By Rabbi Jason Holtz
Rabbi Joshua Heller
April 14, 2022, 4:09 pm
Rabbi Joshua Heller’s 2022 Passover Message
Rabbi Joshua Heller shares his inspiration and thoughts on this year's Passover holiday with the community.
By Rabbi Joshua Heller
Dave Schechter
January 17, 2022, 8:31 am
Breaking Down the Pledge of Allegiance
Americans remain at loggerheads over the meaning of its most important phrase — “with liberty and justice for all”.
By Dave Schechter
Kara Litwin, studied on this UGA campus and called the student government’s approval of the resolution a “proactive step for the Jewish community.”
December 22, 2021, 2:18 pm
YIR: UGA Jewish Students Back Anti-Semitism Definition
April 2021: Though the same standard has been adopted by the U.S. government, critics contend that it could be used to stifle debate on Israel-Palestinian issue.
By Dave Schechter
Temple Sinai spent Nov. 21 assembling welcome gift bags for Afghan families arriving in Atlanta.
December 15, 2021, 7:49 am
Atlanta Jewish Groups Welcome Afghan Refugees
Synagogues and NCJW are creating welcome bags and adopting families.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
December 4, 2021, 11:05 pm
New Book Focuses on Kissinger’s Middle East Diplomacy
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk will speak in Atlanta about the peace process.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Ludwig Guttmann (Design by Emily Burack; photo via Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images via JTA)
August 27, 2021, 1:59 pm
The Jewish Doctor who Escaped the Nazis and Founded the Paralympics
Ludwig Guttmann, who became a leading physician in the UK after the war, was fundamental in introducing sport as a way to rehabilitate paraplegic patients, boost their self-esteem.
By EVELYN FRICK
May 5, 2021, 4:20 pm
2021 Mother’s Day Tribute: Elizabeth Levinger
Elina Brager shares why her mom deserves the best day ever.
By Elina Brager
George Shultz, former U.S. secretary of state, died at 100 earlier this month.
February 23, 2021, 5:26 pm
Jewish Leaders Remember George Shultz
The former U.S. secretary of state was known for his strong support for Israel.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
January 13, 2021, 2:48 pm
Letter to the Editor: Richard D. Wilkins
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
By Richard D. Wilkins
Klehr’s book explores the life of David Karr.
October 8, 2019, 10:05 am
Emory Scholar Examines a Life of Twists and Turns
"The Millionaire was a Soviet Mole: The Twisted Life of David Karr," breaks down the unique journey that made a Jewish kid from Brooklyn into a covert operative.
By Dave Schechter
March 28, 2017, 4:24 pm
Laughs and Tears
In Odessa humor was an escape from a life of injustice, persecution
By Marita Anderson
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