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Steve Selig will step aside in active day-to-day management of Selig Enterprises.
February 11, 2026, 10:33 am
Magnate Shifts Roles at Selig Enterprises
Steve Selig will remain chairman of the board and co-owner.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Dave Schechter
January 15, 2025, 10:23 am
Waiting and Watching
Trump has vowed that "all hell will break out" if the hostages are not freed before he takes office. What does that mean?
By Dave Schechter
Dave Schechter
July 17, 2024, 11:40 am
Talking Atlanta and Politics on Israeli TV
An Israeli news channel sought out the Atlanta Jewish Times for perspective on the presidential debate.
By Dave Schechter
June 26, 2024, 10:19 am
Letters to the Editor: Concerning Tyler Cherry
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to kaylene@atljewishtimes.com.
The new Samuelsson restaurant shows a particularly sure hand with dishes like this king salmon entrée.
September 13, 2023, 2:58 pm
Samuelsson Opens Restaurant in Old Fourth Ward
Menu at new Marcus Bar and Grille reflects the varied cultural heritage that the Ethiopian-born chef brings to Atlanta.
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
January 1, 2023, 12:03 pm
Letter to the Editor: Toby F. Block
The AJT welcomes your letters. If you would like your letter to be published, please write 200 words or less, include your name, phone number and email, and send it to editor@atljewishtimes.com.
By Toby F. Block
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt spoke at a roundtable discussion to combat antisemitism in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 7, 2022 // Photos taken by Nathan Posner for AJT
December 13, 2022, 4:37 pm
White House Convenes Roundtable on Antisemitism
Jewish leaders gathered at the White House with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and White House leaders, as the Jewish community continues to face rising incidents of antisemitism.
By Nathan Posner
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
(From left) President Joe Biden, First Lady Dr. Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff are pictured at the White’s House celebration of Rosh Hashanah.
October 4, 2022, 12:41 pm
Rosh Hashanah Celebrated at White House
President Biden held the first-ever White House Rosh Hashanah celebration, recognizing the Jewish new year and committing with Jewish Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to fight antisemitism.
By Nathan Posner
The family on a trip to Ukraine in 2019.
March 23, 2022, 11:50 am
Never is Now. We Must Do Everything to Help Ukraine.
The barbaric atrocities unleashed by the Russian government upon Ukraine have left me, my family and others in the community shaken with pain, anger and disbelief.
By Vita Zeltser
Michèle Taylor has been nominated to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights Council.
December 22, 2021, 2:00 pm
YIR: Biden Nominates Atlantan to U.N. Human Rights Council
October 2021: Michèle Taylor is an Atlanta resident and has been active in Jewish, Holocaust, human rights, and political organizations.
By Dave Schechter
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
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
November 9, 2021, 6:54 pm
U.S. Senate Approves New Ambassador to Israel
Thomas Nides served as Sen. Joe Lieberman’s campaign manager in 2000.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
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