Bob Bahr

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“Millions,” the new musical that is winding up more than a month of performances at the Alliance Theatre, is filled with Catholic saints. Clothed in their antique robes and topped by gold metal halos, they pop up from time to time to dispense moral guidance and practical advice to two young boys who are sorely in need of help. The boys, aged 10 and 12, are brothers whose lives have been turned upside down by the sudden windfall of millions in cash that literally falls on them from the sky.

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

Frances Verner Little passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 1, 2025, at the age of 89. A second-generation native of Atlanta, she was preceded in death by her parents, Louise Morris Verner and Hyman Verner, of Blessed Memory. Frances was a loving mother, sister, aunt, cousin and friend. Always ready with a smile, she sought to emanate positivity and kindness for all; quick to volunteer as PTA president, softball team mom, and scout troop leader for her girls.

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Mrs. Lillian Gloria Pitt (née Friedrich), age 94, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2025, in Marietta, Ga. Born on Aug. 28, 1930, in Detroit, Mich., Lillian lived a long and meaningful life marked by deep devotion to her family and an enduring spirit that touched all who knew her. Lillian was the beloved wife of the late Louis Pitt and a devoted mother to Rhonna Brandi; Steven Pitt (Tommy); David Pitt; daughter-in-law, Beth Davis Pitt; and the late Marcy Miller and her husband, Dovid.

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On May 24, 2025, Jane Lewis Axelrod died peacefully at the age of 90, surrounded by family. Jane was born on July 31, 1934, in Newark, N.J., moving to Atlanta at the age of two. She graduated from Henry Grady High School. She met the love of her life, Herbert Axelrod, while in high school and they married in 1953. They met through a mutual friend, and it was truly a story of love at first sight followed by an incredible, loving, and devoted marriage of 71 years.

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

The Atlanta Opera’s monumental production of Richard Wagner’s, “Siegfried,” the third in a series of annual productions of the German composer’s “Ring Cycle” is a towering artistic work that derives much of its power from a climactic scene where the fearless hero for whom the opera is named plunges his sword into the monstrous dragon, Fafnir, and kills him.