Skip to main content
Georgia Public Broadcasting Logo
  • Watch

    Featured Specials and Programs

    • All Creatures Great and Small
    • Antiques Roadshow
    • PBS News Hour
    • Miss Scarlet & The Duke
    • Finding Your Roots
    • Doc Martin
    All Programs

    GPB Originals

    • Georgia Legends
    • Lawmakers
    • A Fork in the Road
    • View Finders
    • Georgia Outdoors
    • Your Fantastic Mind
    GPB Originals

    Browse by Genre

    • Arts & Music
    • Culture
    • Drama
    • Food
    • History
    • News & Public Affairs
    • TV Schedule
    • GPB Programs
    • PBS Passport
    • TV Highlights this Week
    • PBS KIDS
    • Ways to Watch
    • Newsletters
    • Contact GPB
  • Listen

    Featured Programs

    • The Daily
    • Morning Edition
    • All Things Considered
    • Serendipity
    • John Lemley's City Cafe
    • Fresh Air
    • Here and Now
    • Code Switch/Life Kit
    • Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
    All Programs

    Podcasts

    • GA Today
    • Salvation South
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • Football Fridays in Georgia
    • Narrative Edge
    • Peach Jam Podcast
    • A Fork in the Road
    • Radio Schedule
    • GPB Classical
    • Radio Programs
    • Podcasts
    • GPB News
    • Find Your Station
    • Ways to Listen
    • Contact GPB
    • Newsletters
  • Learn

    Featured

    • Chemistry Matters
    • Classroom Conversations Podcast
    • GASHA Go! World
    • Georgia Farmcraft®
    • Georgia Classroom
    • Georgia Studies Collection
    • Econ Express
    • Let’s Go Enviro
    • Let's Learn GA!
    • Lights, Camera, Budget!
    • Live Explorations
    • Physics in Motion
    • School Stories
    • Virtual Field Trips
    • VR in the Classroom
    • Writers Contest

    For Kids & Teachers

    • GPB Games
    • PBS KIDS
    • PBS LearningMedia

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Email
  • News

    Featured Programs & Series

    • Lawmakers
    • Lawmakers: Beyond the Dome
    • 1A
    • Battleground: Ballot Box
    • GA Today Podcast
    • Storycorps
    • Narrative Edge

    More GPB News

    • Politics
    • Georgia News
    • Justice
    • Arts & Life
    • Health
    All GPB News
    • Radio Schedule
    • Radio Stations
    • GPB Apps
    • Podcasts
    • Contact GPB News
    • Follow Us on Apple News
    • Newsletters
  • Sports

    GHSA Sports

    • Football
    • Basketball
    • Cheerleading
    • On Demand
    • GPB Sports Blog
    All Sports

    High School Football

    • Scores & Schedule
    • On Demand
    • Teams
    • Rankings
    • Brackets
    • Heads Up Georgia
    Football Home
    • GPB Sports App
    • GPB Sports Blog
    • GPB Sports OnDemand
  • Events

    Browse by Type

    • Community
    • Donor
    • Kids & Family
    • Screenings
    All Events

    Browse by Category

    • Education
    • News
    • Sports
    • Television

    Sign up to receive GPB Event announcements via Email.

    Sign up

    • on Twitter
    • on Facebook
    • on Instagram
  • Kids & Families

    For Kids

    • Video
    • Games

    For Parents & Caregivers

    • Kids & Families Blog
    • Kids & Families Events
    • GPB KIDS - Ways to Watch
  • Support Us

    Support GPB

    • Ways to Give
    • Planned Giving
    • Sustainers
    • GPB Passport
    • Leadership Giving
    • Corporate Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donations
    • GPB Next
    • Matching Gifts
  • Search
GPB Passport icon GPB Passport icon Passport
GPB donate icon GPB donate icon Donate
Listen Live Listen Live Watch Live Watch Live

GPB Newsletter CTA

Sign Up For Our Newsletter

News Topics

  • Georgia
  • National
  • Politics
  • Lawmakers
  • Elections

Don't Miss

Don't Miss:

  • Support GPB Today
  • Podcast: Manufacturing Danger: The BioLab Story
  • TV Highlights This Week

News Articles: Jewish Culture

Landmark Restoration of Savannah led the project to restore the Memorial to the Six Million.

Tagged as: 

  • News

Sen. Jon Ossoff to speak at Atlanta Holocaust memorial on Yom HaShoah

After a year of restoration, the Memorial to the Six Million will reopen in time for Yom HaShoah, the commemoration of the Holocaust. Sen. Jon Ossoff, the first Jewish senator from Georgia, will speak at the event.

April 24, 2024
|
By:
  • Logan Ritchie
GPB News NPR

Tagged as: 

  • Arts & Life

Where did 20,000 Jews hide from the Holocaust? In Shanghai

An exhibit in New York explores a little-known chapter of World War II.

August 07, 2023
|
By:
  • Matthew Schuerman
A camp counselor plays the guitar and leads children in singing at Camp Butwin in Minnesota in 1962.

Tagged as: 

  • Religion

To save Jewish culture, American Jews turned to summer camp

The roots of summer sleep-away camps that revolve around Jewish identity go back to efforts to keep Jewish culture alive after World War II.

June 27, 2023
|
By:
  • Deena Prichep
Musician Joe Alterman on stage.

Tagged as: 

  • Politics

Political Rewind: Tap Your Feet To The Joyful Jazz Of Pianist Joe Alterman

Thursday on Political Rewind: Thursday on Political Rewind: Jazz pianist Joe Alterman is a sparkling, young talent in the jazz music scene. He has won the acclaim of some of the masters of jazz. Ramsey Lewis, Ahmad Jamal, Les McCann and more have praised his masterful, musical abilities.

September 02, 2021
|
By:
  • Bill Nigut and
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes
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.

Tagged as: 

  • Music

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
|
By:
  • 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.

Tagged as: 

  • Movies

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
|
By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott

New York Times Editor Unpacks Anti-Semitism In America

Growing up in Atlanta in the 1970s, Jonathan Weisman didn't think much about anti-Semitism. In fact, he didn't think much about being Jewish until 2016....

November 29, 2018
|
By:
  • Virginia Prescott
The sanctuary inside The Temple, Atlanta's oldest synagogue

After Tragedy In Pittsburgh, Jews In Atlanta Focus On Safety

People across Georgia are continuing to grieve after a gunman walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Saturday, opening fire on the...

October 29, 2018
|
By:
  • Leah Fleming and
  • Taylor Gantt

Savannah's Jewish Heritage: 'Among The Living'

On this day in 1773, the first Jewish settlers arrived in Savannah. They founded what has become the oldest Jewish congregation in the South. Nearly two...

July 11, 2017
|
By:
  • Ryan McFadin and
  • Celeste Headlee

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News

Footer

Footer First Nav (Main Menu)

  • Watch
  • Listen
  • Learn
  • News
  • Sports
  • Events
  • Kids & Families
  • Support Us
  • Search

Footer Second Nav Menu

  • Help Center
  • About GPB
  • Contact Us
  • Closed Captioning
  • Directions
  • Studio Production
  • Program Submissions

Footer Third Nav Menu

  • Support Us
  • Careers
  • Accessibility
  • FCC Public Files
  • Drawing Rules
  • News Media Request
  • Open Records and Document Retention Policy
  • Privacy Policy

Georgia Public Broadcasting

260 14th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
United States

(404) 685-2400 In Atlanta
(800) 222-4788 Outside Atlanta
ask@gpb.org

Newsletter Signup

Sign Up For Our Newsletters

Connect with GPB

  • Connect with GPB on Facebook
  • Connect with GPB on Instagram
  • Connect with GPB on Twitter
  • Connect with GPB on YouTube
  • Connect with GPB on Apple News
© Copyright 2025, Georgia Public Broadcasting. All Rights Reserved. Georgia Public Radio® GPTV®