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A truck drives by a car wash in New York City. Public officials are warning Jewish customers of price gouging at local car washes ahead of Passover.

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As Passover nears, New York's AG warns Jewish customers about car wash price gouging

For Passover, many Jews clean their homes and cars. The New York attorney general's office said there are reports of car washes raising their prices 50% for Jewish customers ahead of Passover.

March 22, 2023
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Lawmakers work in the House chambers during crossover day at the Georgia State Capitol on Monday, March 6, 2023, in Atlanta.

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Georgia bill to define antisemitism stalls in wording fight

A bill that would define antisemitism in Georgia law has stalled after an unfriendly amendment in a Senate committee altered the measure Monday. The sponsors say a definition would help prosecutors and other officials identify hate crimes and illegal discrimination targeting Jewish people.

March 21, 2023
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Georgia's Holocaust Memorial Inside the State Capitol

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Lawmakers: New bill addressing antisemitism filed in Georgia Legislature on Day 5

A new bill would create a state definition of antisemitism in Georgia and will potentially aid in hate crime prosecutions. House Bill 30 will align Georgia’s definition of antisemitism with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s definition.

January 23, 2023
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  • Sarah Kallis
In this July 13, 1944, photo, Leonard Bernstein plays the piano during a rehearsal at his apartment in New York with 20-year-old conductor and composer Lukas Foss.

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Atlanta Jewish Music Festival Director Joe Alterman Explores Definitions, History Of Jewish Music

Note: The audio posted of this interview was edited from an earlier version because our guest did not feel he accurately characterized Ben Sidran’s...

March 07, 2019
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  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • Elena Rivera ,
  • and 1 more
"To Dust" is a dark buddy comedy featuring actors Matthew Broderick and Géza Röhrig. It will be screened as a part of the 2019 Atlanta Jewish Film Festival.

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Cultural Exchange Through Cinema At The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival

The Atlanta Jewish Film Festival was founded in the year 2000 and saw nearly as many visitors that first year. Since then, it's grown into the largest...

February 06, 2019
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
People gathered at Al-Farooq Masjid for a "Vist a Mosque" event hosted by the Islamic Speakers Bureau of Atlanta.

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Faith Leaders In Georgia Discuss Hopes For The New Year

It's the new year, a time many people use as an opportunity to press reset and make personal changes. "On Second Thought" invited leaders and scholars...

January 03, 2019
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  • Elena Rivera ,
  • Virginia Prescott ,
  • and 1 more

Jewish Community Invites Georgia To #ShowUpForShabbat

The Jewish community in Georgia and across the nation is inviting people to attend Shabbat services this weekend. Saturday marks one week since the...

November 02, 2018
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  • Taylor Gantt
Hundreds gather at The Temple to remember the victims murder in a Pittsburgh synagogue.

Hundreds Gather To Remember Victims In Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooting

Hundreds of people from different faiths and backgrounds gathered at The Temple in Atlanta Tuesday to honor the 11 victims murdered in a synagogue...

October 30, 2018
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By:
  • Ross Terrell

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