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The Atlanta Jewish Times is a weekly publication that caters to the Jewish community in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. It is owned and published by Michael Morris.

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Huntcliff Purim Players Present Purim Spiel

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

Business BriefArts & Culture The senior living community residents performed the program after their weekly Shabbat service on March 14. The Purim Players of Sunrise at Huntcliff Summit, all of them residents of the senior living community in Sandy Springs, presented a Purim Spiel after their weekly Shabbat service on March 14.
Potpourri Closes After 50-Year Run

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Marcia Caller Jaffe

Julie Routenberg opened Potpourri in November 1976 on historic Roswell Square. The store experienced three different locations and eventually moved to Sandy Springs in 1985. In 1989, they opened a second location in Buckhead. Their merchandise featured sportswear, dresses, all accessories including handbags and jewelry. The target customer was 40 years and up. Routenberg decided to close the store after almost 50 years on Feb.
Pro-Gaza Art Project Upsets Jewish Atlanta

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Sasha Heller

Everyone is entitled to their opinion … right?
Obituary: Dr. Robert Merril Fine

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

Dr. Robert (Bob) Merril Fine, 95, of Atlanta, Ga., passed away on Sunday evening, March 30, 2025, surrounded by his loving family and devoted caregivers.
Obituary: Dr. Michael Press

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

Dr. Michael Press, 73, passed away peacefully in his home on April 1, 2025. Graveside services were held Friday, April 4, 2025, at 12:30 p.m. at Arlington Memorial Park in Sandy Springs, with Rabbi Scott Colbert officiating. A reception followed the service. Michael was born on Jan. 13, 1952, in Hampton, Va., to Margaret (née Goldstein) and Murray Press. He attended Hampton High School where he was a proud member of the state champion basketball team in 1969.
Obituary: Barbara Lynn Melkin

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

Our beloved mother, Barbara Lynn Melkin, passed away peacefully on March 25, 2025, in Atlanta, Ga. A graveside service was held at Beth El Cemetery in Greenwood Cemetery in Phoenix, Ariz., at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Barbara Lynn Melkin (née Hochberg) was born on Feb. 10, 1946, in Westchester County, N.Y. She pursued music, theater, and dance, and was named the first Fire Safety Queen for the New Rochelle Fire Department.
Obituary: Shirley Romm Wender

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

ObituaryLifecycle Shirley Romm Wender, 93, of Atlanta passed away peacefully at home on April 6, 2025. Shirley Romm Wender, 93, of Atlanta passed away peacefully at home on April 6, 2025. Shirley was born in Jackson, Miss., the daughter of Fannie and Harry Herman, and was the oldest of three sisters.
Obituary: Ingried Katz Nodvin

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

Ingried passed away on Feb. 27, 2025. Her funeral was held on Feb. 28, and she was buried in the Orthodox section of Arlington Memorial Park. She was born in Birmingham, Ala., on July 25, 1945, to Sadie Koplon Katz and David Katz, founding members of Beth Jacob Synagogue. At the time of her passing, Ingried was the longest living lifetime member of the synagogue. In Atlanta, Ingried attended Morningside Elementary and Grady High School. As a teenager, she was elected Sweetheart of AZA Chapter 518.
Obituary: Phyllis Gershon Arnold

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | Bob Bahr

Phyllis Gershon Arnold, a beloved wife, sister, aunt, mother and grandmother passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on March 31, 2025. She was born on Oct. 27, 1934, in Carrollton, Ga., the youngest child of Sam and Jeanette Gershon. She spent much of her childhood in Carrollton until the family eventually relocated to Atlanta, where they were lifelong members of Ahavath Achim Synagogue. Judaism was always an important part of her identity.
Beldick Pushes Himself with Ultraman Marathons

2 weeks ago | atlantajewishtimes.com | David Ostrowsky

Even Jacob Beldick can’t help but laugh about the irony of his running career. It was merely two years ago, as a senior at Riverwood High, that he admittedly “got very disaffected with the sport” and called it quits after a three-year career in track & field and cross-country.