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Livits to Serve on B’nai B’rith Girls Board
Livits to Serve on B’nai B’rith Girls BoardZara Livits currently serves as Regional Mekasheret for Lev Hadarom BBG.Atlanta’s Jewish community is celebrating a major milestone as local teen Zara Livits has been elected to an international leadership position within BBYO, the world’s leading pluralistic Jewish teen movement. Read more » »
Obituary: Harry Baer
Obituary: Harry BaerHarry Baer, 94, of Dunwoody, Ga., passed away peacefully on March 21, 2026.Harry Baer, 94, of Dunwoody, Ga., passed away peacefully on March 21, 2026. He was a beloved husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, uncle, and friend. Read more » »
Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2026
Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2026Join in-person at Feldman Hall in the Selig Center in Atlanta and on Zoom on April 14 for an especially moving Holocaust memorial observance.Unto Every Person There is a Name: Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day 2026 will be held from 8: 45 a.m. to 11: 45 a.m. Read more » »
Obituary: Herbert Edward Wollner
Obituary: Herbert Edward WollnerHerbert Edward Wollner, a loving husband and father, proud grandfather, and dedicated community member, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at the age of 77.Herbert Edward Wollner, a loving husband and father, proud grandfather, and dedicated community member, passed away on Sunday, Dec. Read more » »
Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony set for April 24
B’nai B’rith International (Atlanta) and the Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta are proud to present the “Unto Every Person There is a Name” 2025 Remembrance Ceremony this year, the 36th anniversary of this global Shoah Memorial Initiative. Read more » »
Obituary: Herschel Woron Lawson
Herschel Woron Lawson passed away peacefully on March 3, 2025, at the age of 84. He was born Dec. 6, 1940, in Seattle, Wash., the oldest of four siblings. Herschel attended Garfield High School in Seattle and received his undergraduate and medical education at the University of Washington. Read more » »
Remembering Rabbi Alvin Sugarman
“I put on my pants one leg at a time. I’m just one guy, trying to make sense of this chaos we call life.” That is how Rabbi Alvin Marx Sugarman, of The Temple, described himself in a 2015 interview with Atlanta’s AIB Network. Sugarman engaged in that quest from childhood until his death on Jan. 17 at age 86. Read more » »
Obituary: Arline Natalie Berman
Arline Natalie Berman, 83 of Atlanta, Ga., passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2024 from complications due to Alzheimer’s. Arline graduated from Georgia State University with a B.A. in psychology and an M.Ed. in counseling. Read more » »
Marcus Brodzki’s Rosh Hashanah Message for 2024
The High Holy Days are a religious oasis, frozen in time, and steeped in tradition, ritual, and music. Around the world the Jewish people regardless of language or level of observance recall the tune of Avinu Malkeinu on Rosh Hashanah (unless it falls on Shabbat) and the Kol Nidre on Yom Kippur. Read more » »
Obituary: Philip Abram Kaplan
Philip Abram Kaplan, of Marietta, a retired businessman and philanthropist, passed away peacefully at his home Wednesday, Aug. 14, from complications of Parkinson’s disease. He celebrated his 89th birthday on Aug. 13 with his family and loved ones. The funeral was held at Arlington cemetery on Monday, Aug. Read more » »
