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The Atlanta Opera’s staging of Wagner’s “Das Rhinegold” // Photo Credit: Atlanta Opera
Arts & Culture
Atlanta Opera Production Spotlights Wagner’s Antisemitism
By Bob Bahr
In coordination with the production of “Das Rhinegold,” The Breman Museum hosted a discussion about Richard Wagner’s intense antisemitism.
Hershey Felder as George Gershwin with a French taxi horn that George Gershwin incorporated into his music for “An American In Paris” // Photo Credit: Hershey Felder
May 12, 2023, 10:07 am
Neranenah, Breman Museum Present Gershwin
The music of George and Ira Gershwin received strong performances during a recent April weekend.
By Bob Bahr
The Atlanta Opera’s staging of Wagner’s “Das Rhinegold” // Photo Credit: Atlanta Opera
May 10, 2023, 11:48 am
Atlanta Opera Production Spotlights Wagner’s Antisemitism
In coordination with the production of “Das Rhinegold,” The Breman Museum hosted a discussion about Richard Wagner’s intense antisemitism.
By Bob Bahr
White House signing ceremony March 26, 1979 // Photo Courtesy of Carter Center
February 26, 2023, 11:10 am
Jimmy Carter’s Jewish Legacy
The 39th president of the United States has received both praise and reproach from the Atlanta Jewish community.
By Dave Schechter
Among theater dybbuk’s productions is “Exagoge,” a work based on a Jewish play from the 2nd century. BCE // Photo Courtesy of Taso Papdakis
February 15, 2023, 4:16 pm
The Temple & Breman Museum Host ‘theatre dybbuk’
Week-long residency features works by the Los Angeles theater company and educational seminars.
By Bob Bahr
Peggy Freedman, president of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Georgia, found her great uncle, Israel Yudelson, on the new Israeli immigration lists provided by MyHeritage.
January 25, 2023, 11:20 am
MyHeritage Offers Israeli Immigration Lists Free
Atlantans are already searching for their Aliyah documentation.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
Longtime Georgia congressman and state legislator Elliot Levitas died on Dec. 16.
December 19, 2022, 1:23 pm
Elliott Levitas Funeral Held Monday
Jewish congressman and state legislator was known for civil rights stance, support for Israel, and Jewish involvement.
By Dave Schechter
Leslie Gordon
December 14, 2022, 3:24 pm
A Chanukah Message from Leslie Gordon
For our annual Chanukah issue, we asked members of our community to share why they think it is so important for our Jewish community to, "Shine Our Light Bold and Bright."
By Leslie Gordon
Rabbi Joseph Prass
September 15, 2022, 10:32 am
The Importance of Holocaust Education
Still a problem today, discrimination of one group gives permission to target other groups.
By Rabbi Joseph Prass
Chabad Intown has been thriving as a result of new residents moving back to intown neighborhoods from the suburbs.
June 20, 2022, 10:58 am
Jewish Life in Intown Atlanta Is Booming
Intown communities have surged in recent years as new and old Atlanta residents find a new welcome in the city.
By Bob Bahr
Leslie Gordon
April 14, 2022, 3:48 pm
Leslie Gordon’s 2022 Passover Message
Leslie Gordon shares her inspiration and thoughts on this year's Passover holiday with the community.
Jewish shopkeepers were often key members of their communities, holding small towns together.
February 16, 2022, 2:26 pm
AJFF Premieres Jews Who Built the ‘Wild’ West
Amanda Kinsey’s documentary film, about the Jews who helped settle the frontier, premieres at the AJFF.
By Bob Bahr
April 20, 2021, 11:57 am
Obituary: Sonia Fishkin
Sonia Fishkin, 66, died March 23, 2021, after a seven-month battle with pancreatic cancer.
“Never Again” has become an important reminder on Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Memorial Day.
April 8, 2021, 4:24 pm
Holocaust Observance Shapes Local, Global Thinking
Leading American Rabbi Yitz Greenberg maintains the Holocaust transformed our understanding of the importance of effective action.
By Bob Bahr
Passover seder at Joseph Schaffer home at 236 Atlanta Avenue in 1935.
March 26, 2021, 9:57 am
New Book is Window to Atlanta’s Jewish Past
Images drawn from The Breman Museum’s archives chronicle almost 175 years of growth and influence.
By Bob Bahr
December 9, 2020, 5:24 pm
A Chanukah Message from Flora Rosefsky
Read community insights, advice and perspectives during Chanukah.
By Flora Rosefsky
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