What’s Jewish about soccer?
Thursday, June 11 (26 Sivan 5786) — Ready or not, here soccer comes. Centennial Olympic Park is primed and ready for the FIFA World Cup to kick off today. Will you be joining the Jewish Medical Professional Network‘s watch party on June 14?
🗞️ Chabad Intown is debuting a newspaper with an advice column, recipes, profiles and articles about recent events. Chabad’s new coffeehouse, Milk and Maple, is set to open on the Beltline this summer.
🍭 Read on for news about the Jewish world of soccer, outstanding young professionals in Atlanta and more. Happy Pride month!
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🖼️ Ahlers & Ogletree presents a 600-lot Modern & Contemporary Art & Design Auction featuring Picasso, Dalí, Chagall, and more. Explore fine art, furniture, and sculpture. Preview June 15–16; reception June 16. Register and start bidding today. SPONSOR MESSAGE
Honoring young leaders
👏🏼 Mazel tov! Four outstanding leaders were honored at the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta’s 120th annual meeting. Through their leadership, dedication to service, and professional excellence, these women are making a lasting impact on the Atlanta Jewish community, Federation officials said.
Samantha Paulen: Abe Schwartz Young Leadership Award
Jenn Resnick (pictured): Gerald H. Cohen Community Development Award
Jenn Handel and Emily Yehezkel: Marilyn Shubin Professional Staff Development Award
👓 Read more about the Federation’s annual meeting.
Dinosaur Summer. It’s here.
SPONSORED BY THE FERNBANK MUSEUM
🦖 They ruled the Earth for millions of years. This summer, they rule Atlanta.
Always a favorite dinosaur destination, Fernbank has even more ways to satisfy your inner paleontologist with exhibits, cinema, programs and more this summer! Come face-to-jaws with the Tyrannosaurus rex in the new exhibit, T. rex: The Ultimate Predator. Learn about the iconic dinosaur through life-sized models, specimens, and interactives.
Also, Museum Nights gets a Jurassic twist during LATER: Rex Factor. It’s casual, curious, and the best way to kick off the weekend to connect, discover, and unwind in a come-and-go atmosphere for all ages, with a grownup vibe.
➞ Experience it all this summer at Fernbank.
Neo-Nazis disrupt Athens PrideFest
⛔ A group of men interrupted the PrideFest parade in Athens, Ga., on June 6, carrying a Nazi flag and shouting antisemitic messages.
About 10 men showed up in downtown Athens on Saturday wearing matching red and black outfits, carrying a flag bearing a swastika, and performing the Heil Hitler salute.
➡ Read the article by Rough Draft’s Katie Burkholder.
At the dawn of the World Cup, the story of the Jews who helped bring soccer to America
⚽ When the North American FIFA World Cup starts on June 11, the story will largely be told through the familiar lenses of Lionel Messi, the geography of the 48 participants and three hosts, and — because 75% of the games will be played there — the continuing rise of soccer in the United States.
🇺🇸 But there is another, less familiar story woven through the tournament: the long, strange and often overlooked history of Jews in North American soccer.
🏅 Jewish Americans have been at the forefront of soccer in the United States for over a century. The first American to play for a major European team was Eddy Hamel for Ajax Amsterdam in 1922. Hamel was a New York-born winger who became a star for Ajax in Amsterdam during the 1920s. An injury forced his retirement in the 1930s and, after the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, he was deported and murdered at Auschwitz in 1943.
➡ Read the full story on The Forward.
🖼️ Ahlers & Ogletree presents a 600-lot Modern & Contemporary Art & Design Auction featuring Picasso, Dalí, Chagall, and more. Explore fine art, furniture, and sculpture. Preview June 15–16; reception June 16. Register and start bidding today. SPONSOR MESSAGE
Look & Listen
👩🏾💻 3G, a group for Holocaust survivors and their descendants, is holding a pop-up Survivor Story featuring Gary Eichenwald on Wednesday, June 17 at 6 p.m. on Zoom. Eichenwald survived the Holocaust by hiding with his mother in the woods after fleeing Nazi persecution. He has dedicated his retirement to sharing his experiences and educating future generations about the Holocaust. Email 3gatlantaga@gmail.com for more.
🕊️ Fleetwood Mac fans rejoice! A cantor in Baltimore set Adon Olam to Landslide, and now congregants can’t unhear it.
What’s doin’ around town
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🤟🏾 June 12: Loving Day dinner at The Temple.
👑 June 13: Queer Summer Shabbat in East Atlanta.
💭 June 16: Class on Judaism and gender at Bet Haverim.
🎻 June 18: Storytelling and a string quartet at Chabad Intown.
🧘🏼 June 20: Or Hadash’s Jewish meditation, prayer and Torah study.
🛝 June 26: Shabbat at Sidney Marcus Park in Morningside.
✡️ The next Jewish holiday is Tisha B’Av on July 22.
🕯️ Light Shabbat candles this week at 8:31 p.m.
💫 This summer, nourish your spirit at Or Hadash. Join us June 20 for Shabbat Hadasha, a contemplative Shabbat morning with space to learn, reflect, and connect. Come as you are and experience a richer, more meaningful approach to prayer.
Look & Listen
💻 Watch: David Portnoy shuts down an ABC reporter.
📰 Read: The Free Press digs into the Gaza famine myth.
🎧 Listen: Dan Senor, host of “Call Me Back” podcast, and Israeli columnist Nadav Eyal on the Houthis’ attack on Ben Gurion airport.
What’s doin’ around town
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🍩 May 11: Donuts with dad and PJ Library.
🩺 May 13: Ask a pediatrician with JBaby in Chamblee.
🇮🇱 May 15: Join an Israeli Independence Day celebration.
📸 May 15: Humans of the Holocaust and Humans of Oct. 7 exhibit.
🧶 June 8: Ambassador Stuart Eizenstat will be honored at the NIF Atlanta Tzedek Awards.
✡️ The next Jewish holiday is Shavuot on June 1.
🕯️ Light Shabbat candles this week at 8:10 p.m.
🗓️ Experience the acclaimed work of Israeli photojournalist Erez Kaganovitz on May 15 as he shares the powerful personal stories behind Humans of the Holocaust and Humans of October 7th — honoring resilience and spotlighting the human spirit. 📷 Learn more and RSVP!
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