“I remembered a time when I was happy,” survivor Nate Leipciger said. “It had only been a few years earlier but to me, it seemed like a lifetime.”
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Reporter’s Notebook: Okefenokee Swamp recognized as place of “unrivaled beauty”
Happy April Fools! With the day almost upon us, let’s take a look at the history of this somewhat strange tradition. And don’t worry, this isn’t an April Fools joke. The day of trickery may be tied to the spring equinox, according to HISTORY, a period where Mother Nature fools us with unpredictable weather. The […]
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Holocaust survivor Ella Blumenthal at annual remembrance event: “There is always sunshine tomorrow”
By Hannah E. Jones “Holocaust remembrance is not about the past; it is about the future,” said Rabbi Warren Goldstein, the Chief Rabbi of South Africa, during a virtual event honoring those whose lives were taken during the Holocaust. On Sunday, Jan. 23, an Atlanta-based organization called Am Yisrael Chai hosted its annual Holocaust Remembrance […]
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Reporter’s Notebook: Morehouse College teams up with MTV to premiere MLK tribute video
Last weekend, metro Atlanta residents woke up to snow for the first time in several years. Granted, a snow day in the South usually means making a miniature snowman using the flurries collected on top of your car, but it was a snow day nonetheless. Some folks were hopeful that more snow could be on […]
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Local Daffodil Project’s journey to plant 1.5 million daffodils honoring Holocaust victims
By Hannah E. Jones “How can anyone who remembers stay silent?” The 2004 quote from Holocaust survivor, activist and Nobel laureate Elie Wiesel encapsulates the mission of the Atlanta-based Daffodil Project. The Daffodil Project is an international initiative to plant 1.5 million daffodils in remembrance of the children who lost their lives in the Holocaust. […]
