Atlanta Jewish TimesDavid R. Cohen Archives - Atlanta Jewish Times https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/writers/david-r-cohen/ Connecting Jewish Atlanta and the Southeast Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:15:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Ranking Israel’s Eurovision Winners, Plus One https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/ranking-israels-eurovision-winners-plus-one/ Tue, 29 May 2018 10:00:33 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1228294 Netta Barzilai's "Toy" fits the times and makes several strong statements, but is it good music?

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]]> Just a Tribute to the Greatest Band in the World https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/just-a-tribute-to-the-greatest-band-in-the-world/ Tue, 08 May 2018 09:12:25 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1227559 Tenacious D defeats the devil and wins over the Atlanta crowd at Shaky Knees.

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]]> Hadag Nahash Highlights Post-AJMF9 Options https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/hadag-nahash-highlights-post-ajmf9-options/ Tue, 10 Apr 2018 11:18:41 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1226295 The Israeli hip-hop group is performing in Atlanta for the first time in a decade.

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]]> AJMF9: 2 New Acoustic Spins on Yiddish Music https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/ajmf9-2-new-acoustic-spins-on-yiddish-music/ Thu, 01 Mar 2018 11:07:22 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1225057 The festival opens with Tsvey Brider and Beyond the Pale at City Winery Atlanta.

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]]> Atlanta Jewish Music Festival 9 Artist Guide https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/atlanta-jewish-music-festival-9-artist-guide/ Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:06:41 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1225011 Get to know the featured artists of AJMF9, which includes 32 events over three weekends at venues across Atlanta.

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]]> Francombe Named Maccabi Games Director https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/francombe-named-maccabi-games-director/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 17:03:55 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224678 The Marcus Jewish Community Center has hired Stacie Francombe as 2019 Maccabi Games director.

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]]> Four Questions With ORT Atlanta’s Veronica Beskin https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/four-questions-with-ort-atlantas-veronica-beskin/ Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:27:30 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224660 Veronica Beskin has been hired as the assistant director of ORT America’s Atlanta Region, based in Sandy Springs.

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]]> City Winery Atlanta Sends Mission to Puerto Rico https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/city-winery-atlanta-sends-mission-to-puerto-rico/ Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:11:20 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224640 A team from City Winery Atlanta recently joined 107 others from City Winery locations across the United States to help farmers in Puerto Rico rebuild.

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]]> Ramah Darom Scholarship Honors Crash Victims https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/ramah-darom-scholarship-honors-crash-victims/ Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:09:17 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224500 The newly created Weiss Family Scholarship Fund honors the memory of Ramah family Leslie and Mitchell Weiss, and their children, Hannah and Ari.

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]]> Beth Schafer ‘Renewed’ https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/beth-schafer-renewed/ Thu, 01 Feb 2018 20:46:53 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224402 Temple Sinai Cantorial Chair Beth Schafer has embarked on a Kickstarter campaign to record her first album since 2009.

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]]> A King Has Left the Building https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/a-king-has-left-the-building/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 16:05:34 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224342 After his recent retirement from touring, we take a look back at six decades of Neil Diamond.

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]]> Flu Season Is Hitting Georgia Hard https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/flu-season-is-hitting-georgia-hard/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 22:00:45 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224273 In Georgia during the first three weeks of 2018, the number of hospitalizations for the flu has exceeded 670 and there have been 25 deaths associated with influenza.

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]]> Unlock ‘The Mystery of Love and Sex’ https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/unlock-the-mystery-of-love-and-sex/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 18:57:39 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224266 The ‘The Mystery of Love and Sex,’ is making its Southeastern premiere Feb. 1 to 18 in West Midtown.

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]]> AJMF9 Lineup Announced: From a Robot to Billy Joel https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/ajmf9-lineup-announced-from-a-robot-to-billy-joel/ Tue, 30 Jan 2018 16:27:57 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224252 The 2018 Spring Festival includes Yemenite funk, contemporary Yiddish, klezmer, folk and more.

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]]> Jewish Teen Athletes Needed for Youth Games https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/jewish-teen-athletes-needed-for-youth-games/ Wed, 24 Jan 2018 20:05:14 +0000 https://www.atlantajewishtimes.com/?p=1224141 The United States is sending boys and girls born 2002 to 2004 to compete in the first ever Maccabi Youth Games in Israel this summer.

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