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Claudia Sheinbaum is the first Jewish woman to be elected president of a major nation of almost 60 million persons // Photo Credit: Times of Israel/AFP
June 12, 2024, 6:58 pm
Jewish Woman Elected President of Mexico
Sixty-one-year-old Claudia Sheinbaum was formerly the mayor of Mexico City and a leading Mexican climate scientist.
By Bob Bahr
Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff (right) introduces Rabbi Joshua Heller (left) to an attendee at the National Prayer Breakfast, held Feb. 2 in Washington, D.C. // Photo Credit: Press Office of Jon Ossoff
February 3, 2023, 12:36 pm
Rabbi Witnesses Lesser-seen Capitol Hill Attitude
The members of Congress attending the National Prayer Breakfast "were there for the right reasons," Rabbi Heller says.
By Dave Schechter
According to a 2018 study, the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area has the third-largest Jewish community in America.
November 30, 2022, 1:10 pm
Jewish Fertility Foundation to Open Washington Office
Program in the nation’s capital is the sixth city to have a program to help Jewish women experiencing infertility.
By Bob Bahr
Polly Adler was an internationally notorious madam in Jazz Age Manhattan, whose opulent brothels served as secret salons where celebrities, politicians, gangsters, businessmen, athletes and entertainers mingled // Photo Credit: The Polly Adler Collection courtesy of Eleanor Vera.
October 13, 2022, 12:16 pm
What’s Jewish About…The Jazz Age?
In this month’s column, Pulitzer Prize-winning, historian author Debby Applegate shares a fascinating perspective on Polly Adler in her book, “Madam: The Biography of Polly Adler, Icon of the Jazz Age.”
By Robyn Spizman Gerson
September 1, 2022, 3:06 pm
Obituary: Carol Froman
Carol Froman, 73, of Atlanta, died on Aug. 25, following a long illness.
Rabbi Berg with Second Gentleman Douglas Emhoff, who is Jewish.
November 19, 2021, 4:01 pm
Rabbi Berg Delivers Vice President’s Mezuzah
History was made as a mezuzah, loaned by Atlanta’s oldest Jewish congregation, was affixed to the Naval Observatory House.
By Dave Schechter
Israel Government Press Office // King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in October 1994.
April 27, 2021, 4:47 pm
History Suggests Palestinian-Israeli Negotiations are Not Ready
Professor Kenneth Stein of the Center for Israel Education shares his views on peace talks.
By Kenneth Stein
October 16, 2020, 3:54 pm
Letter to the Editor: Elizabeth Bartlett
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 Elizabeth Bartlett
Israel Prime Minster Benjamin Netanyahu addressed AIPAC via video.
March 5, 2020, 5:14 pm
AIPAC Sees New Threat to U.S.-Israel Ties
In the space of AIPAC's three-day conference, there were major developments in both American and Israeli politics.
By Dave Schechter
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