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Home Depot cofounder Bernard Marcus passes away at 95

Marcus, who was worth an estimated $7.4 billion at the time of his passing, was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants whose philanthropy was driven by the Jewish concept of Tzedakah.

Middle school students asked to rate Hitler as 'solution-seeker'

Middle school teacher who showed photo of ‘cute’ baby Hitler under investigation in Connecticut.

Atlanta: Protester sets herself on fire near Israeli Consulate

Anti-Israel protester in critical condition after setting herself on fire outside Israeli Consulate in Atlanta, Georgia.

Atlanta medical building shooter kills one, four injured

Active shooter situation at medical building leaves at least one victim dead and four or more injured taken to hospital.

Georgia teen arrested for synagogue bomb threat hoax

18-year-old allegedly behind threat claiming a pipe bomb had been placed at a suburban Atlanta synagogue.

Atlanta:

Jewish areas targeted by hate group with antisemitic flyers

Notorious white supremacist group Goyim Defense League drops antisemitic flyers in Jewish areas of city.

Flight to Florida diverted after passenger found with box cutter

Frontier Airlines flight heading to Florida diverted to Atlanta after passenger on board observed in possession of box cutter.

Antisemitic graffiti found on multiple Atlanta buildings

Graffiti attacking Jewish community found on buildings, houses and signs in Atlanta.

Georgia Walmart fire causes roof collapse, shoppers flee

Massive fire at Walmart in Georgia causes roof to cave in, shoppers flee for exits.

Atlanta:

Woman arrested after three people shot in city center

Police arrest female suspect at Atlanta's international airport after shootings that left two dead and a third wounded.

Atlanta car thief steals rabbi’s son’s tefillin

Thief breaks into car and steals tefillin belonging to son of rabbi who only recently had his bar mitzvah.

Atlanta’s first Jewish mayor Sam Massell dies at 94

Massell, who was mayor from 1970 to 1974, made a major impact on the city's public transit and increased minority participation in politics.

Delta flight lands with blown tire at Atlanta Airport

Delta flight landing in Atlanta on Sunday has a blown tire and skids to a halt after a rough landing.

Jewish pitcher gives Atlanta 1st World Series win in 26 years

Max Fried pitches Atlanta Braves to first World Series win in over a quarter century.

Jewish group: Atlanta must deal with ‘persistent anti-Semitism’

Jewish advocacy org says that rising anti-Semitism in Atlanta coupled with ignorance about anti-Semitism means community needs to speak up.

Georgia school board passes resolution condemning anti-Semitism

Resolution adopted in the wake of anti-Semitic graffiti incidents at two local schools during the High Holy Days.

Man arrested in anti-Semitic defacement of Atlanta autism center

Suspect arrested by police for August vandalism of Emory University Autism Center, including targeting a Jewish employee with a swastika.

Anti-Semitic graffiti found at Atlanta school before Yom Kippur

A second Atlanta, Georgia area high school was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti during the High Holy Days.

Atlanta school defaced with swastikas, 'Heil Hitler' graffiti

Anti-Semitic graffiti reportedly part of a social media trend where students vandalize and steal school property and post photos to TikTok.

Atlanta Jewish Times drops op-ed by pro-Trump ex-Democrat

Bending to pressure from a staffer for Stacey Abrams, Atlanta Jewish Times drops op-ed by black conservative politician, offers apology.

Jewish employee of Atlanta autism center targeted with swastika

Vandalism and hate graffiti also singled out African American employees, destroyed glass door and vending machines.

Anti-Semitic graffiti discovered on Atlanta area bridge

Both entrances to overpass connecting multiple Atlanta suburbs spray painted with anti-Semitic graffiti.

Accused Atlanta shooter faces charges of 'malice murder'

Robert Aaron Long was taken into custody after last week's shooting spree in three Atlanta-area spas which killed 8 people.

After shooting: Jewish groups rally on behalf of Asian Americans

Jewish groups support Asian community after gunman massacres 8 at Asian massage parlors in Atlanta

Eight people killed in shooting spree in Atlanta

Shooting spree targets massage parlors in the Atlanta area.

Hackers block Atlanta synagogue website during Warnock sermon

Senator-elect's sermon to Martin Luther King shut down at Reform synagogue which supported civil rights movement.

Police deal with possible gunman barricaded in Georgia synagogue

Police say the suspect, who has no hostages, is experiencing a mental health crisis and "poses no public threat."

Reports of police walkouts in Atlanta after officer charged

Reports of police walkouts in Atlanta after felony murder charge issued in Rayshard Brooks shooting.

Arrest warrant issued for Atlanta officer who shot black man

Garrett Rolfe, 27, charged with 11 criminal counts after the shooting of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks.

Atlanta Police Chief resigns after man shot dead by police

Atlanta Police Chief Ericka Shields voluntarily steps down following deadly police shooting of 27-year-old.

Atlanta synagogue walks back reopening announcement

Synagogue says it will remain closed, hours after announcing planned reopening. 'Chabad in Georgia taking extra precautionary measures.'

Flight from hell: 'I was smeared as an anti-Semite and arrested'

'Like a horror story.' Jewish man says media smeared him as an anti-Semite and damaged his career - all over a video taken out of context.

Atlanta Orthodox synagogue breaks from Young Israel after spat

Synagogue had opposed national movement's support for Netanyahu's orchestration of Jewish Home-Otzma Yehudit merger.

Watch: Man arrested after alleged 'anti-Semitic' rant on flight

Man wrapped in tallit arrested at airport in Atlanta after allegedly 'uttering anti-Semitic words' on flight from Washington DC.

An Israeli flag - made from 100,000 cookies

Will Atlanta's Jewish community manage to break Pakistan's world record?

Atlanta Jews open their homes as Hurricane Irma batters Florida

Atlanta's religious Jewish community hosts thousands of Hurricane Irma evacuees.

Anti-Semitic graffiti spray-painted on Atlanta car wash

Graffiti included a swastika, a crossed out Star of David and a reference to the Nazi military

Atlanta Jewish woman missing since August 19

Family, police search for woman with high-functioning form of autism missing for over a week.

Atlanta students expelled for 'Jews vs Nazis' beer pong

'The fact that someone could even conceive of such a game and then play it and think it’s funny is beyond words.'

Jewish anti-Trump candidate up for election in Georgia runoff

Jewish Democrat in Atlanta suburbs faces runoff in race that has become referendum on Trump.

Jewish candidate gives Democrats hope in Atlanta’s suburbs

Jon Ossoff is one of three Jewish candidates vying for a Congress seat in Georgia.

Congressman who called 'settlers' termites meets local Jews

Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) meets Jewish leaders in Atlanta after apologizing for likening Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria to termites.

Watch: Atlanta mayor shuts down Israel boycotters

'Black Lives Matter' group demanded Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed cut off ties with Israeli police. This was his response:

Shocking: Rare Airplane Lightning Strike Caught on Camera

Delta plane waiting for takeoff in Atlanta takes a direct lightning strike, in a massive electric charge captured in rare video footage.

Five Dead, Including Children, in Shooting Near Atlanta

A gunman shoots at least seven people in Douglas County, west of Atlanta.

Group of 100 Yeshiva Students Kicked Off NY Plane

A group of 101 yeshiva students and their eight accompanying chaperones were kicked off a flight from New York to Atlanta.

14-Year-Old Shot at Atlanta School

One suspect has been arrested after a 14-year-old male student was shot in the head at a school in Atlanta.

Atlanta Festival Ousts 'Crisis of Zionism' Author Peter Beinart

A scheduled appearance by Peter Beinart at a book festival in Atlanta sparked angry disputes in otherwise close-knit Jewish community.