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Refuge Away from Home: Embracing Israelis Post-October 7 Atlanta Community News

Refuge Away from Home: Embracing Israelis Post-October 7

Immediately after the October 7th massacre, many Atlanta community members felt paralyzed in fear, not…

Lydia McBratneyApril 4, 2024

Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity for Georgians Impacted by the Criminal Justice System Atlanta Community NewsFoundation Focus

Breaking Down Barriers to Opportunity for Georgians Impacted by the Criminal Justice System

One in three adults in Georgia has a criminal record, and there are more people…

Lydia McBratneyApril 4, 2024

April 2024 Foundation Focus: Z’man Cheruteynu – The Season of Our Freedom Foundation Focus

April 2024 Foundation Focus: Z’man Cheruteynu – The Season of Our Freedom

As I sit to write the blurb for the April Foundation Focus, more than 130…

Lydia McBratneyApril 4, 2024

Rebecca’s Tent – Where Unhoused Atlanta Women Find Hope Again Atlanta Community NewsFoundation Focus

Rebecca’s Tent – Where Unhoused Atlanta Women Find Hope Again

Gillian Gansler, Board Chair at Rebecca's Tent, spoke with the Atlanta Jewish Foundation team to…

Lydia McBratneyMarch 21, 2024

Daniel Lewis’ Giving Story Foundation Focus

Daniel Lewis’ Giving Story

Daniel Lewis is a college senior who has a lot to look forward to when…

Lydia McBratneyMarch 21, 2024

March 2024 Foundation Focus: Purim & the Mitzvah of Giving to the Poor Foundation Focus

March 2024 Foundation Focus: Purim & the Mitzvah of Giving to the Poor

Hamantaschen, and groggers, and masks, oh my! When we think of the holiday of Purim,…

Lydia McBratneyMarch 21, 2024

Atlanta Supports Urgent Needs in Israel Atlanta Community News

Atlanta Supports Urgent Needs in Israel

Atlanta’s community response to the Israel Emergency Campaign has been swift and impactful! Through campaign…

Lydia McBratneyDecember 13, 2023

Gather Grants: Providing Authenticity and Meaning to Make Jewish Atlanta Welcoming Atlanta Community News

Gather Grants: Providing Authenticity and Meaning to Make Jewish Atlanta Welcoming

Atlanta's growing Jewish community sprawls across a huge metro area of 29 counties! Federation's Gather…

Lydia McBratneyDecember 13, 2023

Support from Federation and Foundation Grows Impact for Jewish Fertility Foundation Atlanta Community News

Support from Federation and Foundation Grows Impact for Jewish Fertility Foundation

Elana Frank, Founder and CEO of the Jewish Fertility Foundation (JFF) knows all too well…

Lydia McBratneyNovember 9, 2023

Preserving Atlanta’s Sacred Site of Jewish Memory Atlanta Community News

Preserving Atlanta’s Sacred Site of Jewish Memory

Atlanta’s Eternal Life-Hemshech was founded in 1964 by a group of Holocaust survivors who commissioned…

Lydia McBratneySeptember 29, 2023