What a uniquely Atlanta tale. Atlanta-born playwright Alfred Uhry was honored at the Temple on March 30 – weaving together several strands of religious and racial history and prejudice. Uhry is an acclaimed author and playwright who has won two Tonys, an Oscar and the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for dramatic writing. He is best known […]
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Rabbi Alvin Sugarman: ‘Be thou a blessing to every life you touch’
Walking into Atlanta’s historic synagogue, the Temple, on Sunday felt like entering a Looney Tunes episode. An illuminated sign flashed: “That’s all folks!” Those were the parting words Rabbi Alvin Marx Sugarman wanted to share with the world. Sugarman, who served as the senior rabbi of the Temple from 1974 to 2008, died Jan. 17 […]
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Janice Rothschild Blumberg (1924-2024) – a woman who knew how to live
A memorial service for Blumberg was held March 11 at the sanctuary of the Temple – “a space that Janice loved so much,” Rabbi Peter Berg said at the service.
