Hyman Isaac Shapiro, 84, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away on Aug. 30, 2023. Born May 8, 1939, to Myer and Fannie Shapiro, Hyman was a first generation American on his father’s side, the youngest child within the only Jewish family of Wagener, S.C. As a teenager, he obtained his personal and formal Jewish education in Augusta, Ga. Read more » »

Janet Schulman Katz, a longtime resident of Marietta, died July 13, 2021, at the age of 89. Janet Katz grew up and attended Louisville Girls High School in Louisville, Ky., and college at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green, Ky. Read more » »

A Note of Gratitude to G-d and the Atlanta Jewish Community It was three weeks ago that I had the privilege of returning to Atlanta for the first time in many years. I was met at the airport at 2 p.m. and driven around Sandy Springs/Dunwoody for three hours. I was astounded at its growth. Read more » »

The Atlanta chapter of the American Jewish Committee honored Merle and David Horwitz with their annual Distinguished Advocate Award May 5. The award, part of a major fundraising effort by one of Atlanta’s most active community organizations, featured tributes to the couple from AJC representatives around the world. Read more » »

Carolyn Eplan Goldsmith died peacefully on March 12, 2021, with a daughter by her bedside. Carolyn was a proud native Atlantan, born in this city on July 10, 1924, to Samuel and Bess Abelson Eplan. Read more » »

Theodora Spiegel Haber, known to family and friends as “Teddy,” passed away Jan. 21, 2021, in Sandy Springs. Born in Brooklyn, New York in 1918, she attended Hunter College in New York where she earned a bachelor of arts degree. She married Seymour Haber in 1943. Read more » »

Esther Kuniansky Rawn was born in Atlanta Oct. 8, 1927, to Marjorie Bleich and Isidore Kuniansky. She passed away Jan. 22, 2021. She graduated from Girls High School, completed her freshman year of college at the University of Michigan as a teenager, after which marriage and children interrupted her education. Read more » »

Root One, the major new $20 million national initiative announced by The Marcus Foundation in Atlanta to pump new life into teen trips to Israel, is off to a strong start. Read more » »

Joshua D. Shubin, son of Minna and David Shubin, died peacefully at home Nov. 29, 2020, surrounded by his family. Born in Atlantic City, Josh spent his early years in Philadelphia and his high school years in West Palm Beach, Fla. He graduated in 1948 from the University of Florida, where he was a member of Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity. Read more » »

Stewart (Stew) Irwin Aaron, age 81, of Atlanta, passed away Oct. 17, 2020, after a courageous fight with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Stew graduated from the Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in business followed by a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University. Read more » »