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Doris L. Frank
January 10, 2024, 3:36 pm
Obituary: Doris L. Frank
Doris L. Frank (nee Horowitz), age 100, passed away in Atlanta, Ga., on Jan. 6, 2024.
Seymour Lichtenfeld
November 16, 2023, 12:55 pm
Obituary: Seymour Lichtenfeld
Seymour Lichtenfeld, born Jan. 10, 1925, in Gary, Ind. passed away peacefully on Nov. 3, 2023, after a long and meaningful life.
Guenther Herman Hecht
June 28, 2023, 11:40 am
Obituary: Guenther Herman Hecht
Guenther Herman Hecht, 95, of Alpharetta, Ga., passed away on June 15, 2023.
March 29, 2023, 3:22 pm
Obituary: Birdie Grace Benator
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Birdie Grace Benator, who left us on March 25, 2023, surrounded by love and family.
March 29, 2023, 3:18 pm
Obituary: Selma Palchick Barron
Selma Palchick Barron left this world on March 20, 2023, surrounded by family.
Ralph McGill, editor of the Atlanta Constitution (second from left), receives an award in July 1947 from the Georgia Department of the Jewish War Veterans for his “untiring efforts in combating the forces of bigotry.” // Provided by The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
September 14, 2022, 11:10 am
The Southern Israelite and the Holocaust
Atlanta’s Jewish newspaper kept readers well informed on the developing horror in Europe.
By Dave Schechter
The project grew out of conversations with the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum about a documentary that would dovetail with its “Americans and the Holocaust” exhibit, which includes a look at what U.S. newspapers reported during that time period.
September 12, 2022, 1:18 pm
Public Television Examines ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
The new documentary weighs America's response to the Nazi genocide.
By Dave Schechter
A swastika spray-painted on the “rainbow” crosswalks at the intersection at Piedmont and 10th Street in Atlanta was power-washed away Wednesday night by a city crew within hours of its discovery. // Photo courtesy of Adam Van Wickel
August 18, 2022, 4:32 pm
Swastika Desecrates Atlanta’s Rainbow Crosswalk
This emblem is a symbol not only of the oppression of Jews during the Holocaust, but also of the LGBTQ+ community.
By Dave Schechter
July 21, 2022, 4:24 pm
East Side Elementary’s New Logo Disturbs Community
The school’s new logo features an eagle that is a variation of the Nazi eagle emblem.
By Jan Jaben-Eilon
July 13, 2022, 11:34 am
Letter to the Editor: Kimball Shinkoskey
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.
Eytan Davidson served as the first vice president of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta and on the boards of Jewish Kids Groups, the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival (now called Neranenah), and Limmud Atlanta & Southeast.
July 13, 2022, 10:24 am
ADL Names New Regional Director
“People have gotten way too comfortable seeing symbols of hate and hateful rhetoric,” Eytan Davidson tells AJT.
By Dave Schechter
Professor Pamela Nadell of American University and journalist Bret Stephens of the New York Times debated the future of Jewish life in America at the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum in New York City.
July 6, 2022, 11:14 am
Is the Jewish ‘Golden Age’ Over?
Bret Stephens and Pamela Nadel debated the issue of the Jewish future at the American Jewish Committee’s annual Global Forum.
By Bob Bahr
Brent Starr with Brigitte Bidet, who changed into an iconic white dress to sing “Happy Birthday” to Fay Gold (center).
June 22, 2022, 2:55 pm
Art Expert Fay Gold Rings in 90
One hundred guests from LA to Savannah joined in praise of Fay Gold on her 90th birthday.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
(Left to right) Brother Michael, mom Renay and dad Ned Blumenthal (far right) expressed their admiration for Rachel’s kindness and love of family tradition.
June 22, 2022, 1:51 pm
Rachel’s Road to Rhodes
The Blumenthal family celebrated Rachel’s bat mitzvah in the Old Jewish Quarter of Rhodes, Greece.
By Marcia Caller Jaffe
Chana Lipis was the first of 50 students from a Berlin Jewish day school to celebrate her bat mitzvah. The school was established partly by her parents, Mimi and Leo Lipis.
June 22, 2022, 1:29 pm
Bat Mitzvah in Berlin Recalls Holocaust
The bat mitzvah of Chana Sophia Bena Lipis took place in Berlin, at the historic Oranienburger Strasse Synagogue.
By Allen Lipis
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