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Pinch Hitter Quilt Honors Volunteer Legacy

To commemorate the B’nai B’rith Pinch Hitter Program’s legacy of volunteer service spanning more than four decades, a dedicated crew of crafters have meticulously sewed a quilt comprised of volunteer T-shirts with the plan to present the quilt to the community for display in a local museum. Read more » »

AJLF Brings ‘Mitzvah Madness’ to Aquarium

It was a “maddeningly” good time at the Georgia Aquarium on March 3 at the fifth annual Atlanta Jewish Life Festival as thousands of community members poured into the Ocean Ballroom to enjoy a Kids Zone with children’s activities, listen to live Read more » »

Atlanta Mourns Matriarch Janice Rothschild Blumberg

When this AJT writer visited Janice Rothschild Blumberg for the last time earlier this month, she was resting with several large pillows behind her, a soft blue bed jacket with rounded lapels neatly tied around her. Read more » »

A Century of Lived History

As anyone who has been in her presence knows, Janice Rothschild Blumberg’s stories have an “in the room where it happened” quality. This chronicler of Atlanta and Southern Jewish history is marking the centennial of an extraordinary life that provided her with a seemingly inexhaustible supply of material. Read more » »

Georgia Fight Antisemitism Capitol Day Community Rally

It’s time to unite and make a powerful impact. Join me with your families, colleagues, neighbors, friends and anyone else who believes in equality and justice. Together, let’s raise our voices and declare, “Enough is enough, Jew-hatred is not kosher!” We have the power to make a difference. Read more » »

Obituary: Fred Glusman

Fred Glusman, 91, of Atlanta, Ga., died on Dec. 8, 2023. He was born in Mannheim, Germany, to Anna and Bernard Glusman, of blessed memory, and immigrated to the United States as a young child in 1937. In addition to his beloved wife, Gloria, he is survived by his brother and sister-in-law Marvin and Jane Glusman of Sarasota, Fla. Read more » »

Be a 2023 Pinch Hitter on Christmas Day! It’s a Mitzvah!

Since 1980, the Pinch Hitters program has been a wonderful opportunity for us to give something back to the Atlanta community. Pinch Hitters is B’nai B’rith’s annual community service project where volunteers from the Atlanta Jewish Community “go to bat” for non-medical hospital personnel on Christmas Day. Read more » »

Obituary: Phillip E. Rosner

Phillip E. Rosner, age 80, of Roswell passed away Sept. 2, 2023. Phillip was born in Chicago, Ill., to Samuel and Mildred “Mollie” Rosner. He earned a BA in psychology from Indiana University, Bloomington, and PhD in organizational psychology from Georgia State University. Read more » »

World Zionist Congress Votes Against Judicial Overhaul

When Temple Sinai’s Senior Rabbi Ron Segal attended his first in-person World Zionist Congress in Jerusalem in April, in some ways, he didn’t know what to expect. His first Congress, in 2020, on the slate of the Association of Reform Zionists of America, was held virtually. Read more » »

Tanenbaum is a Master Gardener & Master Communicator

The crowd of gardeners and would-be gardeners began lining up early on the last Saturday in April in Wills Park in Alpharetta for what is called, “Garden Faire.” The annual event, which is put on by volunteers for Master Gardeners of North Fulton, attracted about 1,700 guests. Read more » »