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Following a one-year delay due to the pandemic, the prestigious biennial Townsend Prize for Fiction returns April 13 to recognize the best fiction pro

From the blog of Diane Bisgaier at The Times of Israel

The Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library is celebrating its Southern Jewish collections with the opening of three collections and the new Geffen and Lewyn Family Southern Jewish Collections Research Fellowship with a special program and a reception on Oct. 19.

The Complex Reality of Black–Jewish Coalitions in Georgia AT A JEWISH DEMOCRATIC COUNCIL OF AMERICA virtual election celebration on January 17th, newly elected Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock reminded the audience about “the longstanding relationship between the African American community and the Jewish community, our shared values, our sense of justice and struggle for peace in the world,” citing the connection between Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had once been a pastor at the Atlanta church where Warnock now presides, and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel. His fellow Georgia senator-el...

Sens. Ossoff, Warnock are products of this Atlanta history. Author: Doug Richards Updated: 6:25 PM EST January 20, 2021 ATLANTA — Jon Ossoff is the first Jew to represent Georgia in the US. Senate.  It’s a civil rights milestone with deep roots in Georgia.   Likewise, Raphael Warnock is the first African American from Georgia to serve in the Senate. Although the civil rights movement in Atlanta originated with the descendants of African slaves, Georgia’s Jewish community had its own struggles. The two interests had a merger of sorts more than a half cen...