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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
This writer’s role at Atlanta Jewish Times involves writing about the arts, events, highlighting simchas and interesting people, even fashion and dining. Let us not forget the role local press plays in connecting the community in many vital ways, most recently finding a possible kidney donor for a local rabbi in 24 hours.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
Eugene Tutunikov, the “watch king” based in Buckhead, operates Swiss Watch Expo, a “digital first” retailer of pre-owned luxury watches and one the largest companies in the U.S. dedicated to it. About 90 percent of his business is online with the remainder locally. He explained, “There are millions of fake or replica watches sold each year, and we guarantee that each one we sell is certified authentic.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
Atlanta native Jason Chaliff really gets a “rise” out of exceeding expectations in his relationship-driven and innovative commercial real estate brokerage business with his special “hustle” sauce. About his company, Rise Property Group, he explained, “Atlanta is a city with an incredible growth story. You could say it has always been a city on the rise! I wanted a name that was short, memorable and resonated well in the metro area.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
Locally based dining entrepreneur Tal Postelnik Baum rolls out well thought out concepts with some commonalities in mind: honoring local ingredients with the celebration of worldly cuisine as a nod to her Israeli/Mediterranean heritage.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
Chai StyleHome Artist Lindsay Belnick worked with designer Liz Rosenzweig to renovate the family home. Dunwoody native and artist Lindsay Klein Belnick shares her Brookhaven home with husband, Jason, two children, Oliver and Chloe, and two dogs.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
In 2021, two college buddies co-founded Unreal Capital, which specializes in identifying, acquiring, and “executing on value-add and opportunistic projects” in the Southeast. Through Unreal, Jared Barnett and Spencer Coan work directly with strategic partners in a joint venture capacity that uses a programmatic approach to real estate investments rather than a fund structure.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
On May 12, approximately 650 supporters came to salute the finest military force on Earth with the hardest mission. Seth Baron, Vice President of Friends of Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Georgia & Southeast States welcomed the crowd at the Crowne Plaza Ravinia, with a special nod to Anat Sultan-Dadon who received a standing ovation as she nears the conclusion of her six-year term in Atlanta as Israel’s Consul General to the Southeast.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
When some conjure up uses of artificial intelligence, images may turn to robots, self-driving cars, or futuristic tech from Silicon Valley. One Jewish Atlanta entrepreneur is using AI to revolutionize far more practical problems: how business-to-business (B2B) companies manage the chaos of incoming orders.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
Congregation Ariel hosted a sold-out tribute gala for 375 on May 18 to honor Rabbi Binyomin and Morah Dena Friedman on their 30-plus-year journey of building a vibrant, thriving synagogue and Torah study center, literally from the ground up. Beginning at 5 p.m., major donors gathered for a gold ribbon cutting ceremony of the renovated Beis Midrash (Kollel Dome) which has been renamed in their honor.
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atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe
The Westminster Schools, educational home base for the Selig family, was the venue for the 81st annual meeting of the American Jewish Committee with the election and installation of new leadership. On Wednesday, May 14, Mindy Selig Shoulberg took the presidential torch from Belinda Morris as her two-year term came to an end. Keynote speaker, Jason Isaacson, AJC Chief Policy and Political Affairs Officer, delivered observations about unfolding hot topics headlining the news.
