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The Blum family explored the Budapest portion of the journey.
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Lawyer Recreates Family’s Journey in Book
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Ted Blum took time during COVID to craft “Calculated Risks,” a book that poses questions and unites.
The Blum family explored the Budapest portion of the journey.
September 13, 2023, 2:25 pm
Lawyer Recreates Family’s Journey in Book
Ted Blum took time during COVID to craft “Calculated Risks,” a book that poses questions and unites.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Sarah Berlin has enjoyed exceptional health during her long lifetime.
April 12, 2023, 11:59 am
Sarah Berlin Celebrates 109th Birthday
Lifelong Atlanta resident has led an active life that she credits with for her many years.
By Bob Bahr
(From left) Solomon Cohen, Albert Cohen, Albert Barrocas and Dan Maslia. They are four family members who have helped create a long history of the Sephardic Cohen family.
October 27, 2022, 10:29 am
A Sephardic Family Reunites to Remember the Past
Family dinner in Dunwoody recalls a family history that has its roots in the eastern Mediterranean.
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
Meat pies made with matzah are a feature of Turkish Sephardic cooking.
April 15, 2022, 2:02 pm
The Unique Experience of a Sephardic Seder
Ladino or Judeo-Spanish was the preferred language for Jews throughout the Mediterranean region, southern Europe and Morocco.
By Bob Bahr
Atlanta Opera’s artistic and executive director Tomer Zvulun, who was born in Israel, has put together a season this year that is a mix of musical genres.
April 15, 2022, 1:59 pm
The Lowdown: Tomer Zvulun
I bet you didn't know ... that Zvulun has garnered consistent praise for his creative vision and innovative interpretations.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
“Hands of Gold: One Man’s Quest to find the Silver Lining in Misfortune” is the first novel by Roni Robbins.
April 14, 2022, 12:01 pm
Robbins Recounts Her Grandfather’s ‘Hands of Gold’
Author Roni Robbins outlines her grandfather’s journey through war-torn Europe to Canada, and then to New York, enduring and persevering through adversity and hardship along the way.
By Lou Ladinsky
Allen H. Lipis
October 29, 2021, 11:04 am
Closing Thoughts: Passing the Baton
When you get the baton, take it as far as you can go.
By Allen Lipis
Adam Rosenfelt and Maureen Meulen are both producers at work and at their Candler Park home with their two children.
September 17, 2021, 1:29 pm
Producer’s Ambitious Vision for Pullman Yard
Atomic Entertainment won the bid to turn Kirkwood’s historic site into movie production stages and an entertainment arena — with much more on the horizon.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
April 20, 2021, 12:02 pm
Obituary: Henry Birnbrey
Remembered in the community as a man that worked tirelessly for the greater good, his family will remember him as the incredible Dad, Saba, uncle and friend that he was.
Michael Coles, who with his wife Donna started the fund for veterans, said “there’s nothing more important than to get an education.”
April 15, 2021, 4:35 pm
Michael Coles Launches KSU Fund for Veterans
The $1 million scholarship fund created with his wife will help KSU students.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
December 22, 2020, 11:19 am
2020’s Deserved Place in History
This year has felt longer than its 12 months. As 2020 ends, Dave is feeling worn out by the pandemic, protests, politics and personal concerns.
By Dave Schechter
Soldiers from Fort Riley, Kansas, ill with the Spanish flu. The pandemic was reported to have first appeared there and spread easily among other training camps during World War I, according to The Breman Museum archives.
October 28, 2020, 6:35 am
The 100-Year Pandemic
The AJT looks back nearly a century to the last major pandemic in 1918 comparing it to our currently one and how it affected the Jewish community.
By Roni Robbins
Ben Lesser with his book, “Living A Life That Matters.”
October 16, 2020, 6:13 am
Holocaust Survivor Speaks Through Curriculum
Founded by Ben Lesser, a national remembrance foundation offers a Holocaust curriculum to Georgia schools.
By Susanne Katz
Sam Levy, right, joins other survivors at the 35th reunion of the Otranto sinking around a replica of the ship.
November 14, 2018, 11:04 am
Atlanta Leader Honored at World War I Memorial
Veteran, Sam Levy, was very active in the Atlanta Jewish community, including helping to start the Southern Israelite, the predecessor of the Atlanta Jewish Times.
By Tiffany Parks
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