Dunwoody Crier — October 24, 2019

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City considers holiday decoration policy By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council considered a policy for holiday decorations at its Oct. 14 meeting, but delayed a vote to allow for more opportunity for public comment. Under the new policy, city buildings would not be able to decorate with religious symbols, such as a nativity scene or menorah. The city could still put up decorations that are considered secular, even if they are traditionally associated with a religious holiday, such as Santa Claus, a “holiday tree” or a dreidel. City employees would be allowed to keep religious symbols at their desks or personal spaces. The policy would only govern public displays.

City Attorney Bill Riley said the proposed policy was drafted after an unidentified citizen requested that the city display a nativity scene during the upcoming holiday season. Riley noted that when cases regarding the display of religious symbols on public grounds go to the Supreme Court, they usually end in controversial, 5-4 votes. “We drafted a policy that steered away from all of that,” Riley said. “We didn’t really want to get into a fight on either side of it.” The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Subsequent court deci-

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Defining decorations Dunwoody is considering a policy to define secular articles that are allowed to be displayed in city-owned public spaces. Religious symbols would be allowed in private spaces, like on a desk, within a public building. Religious symbols

Secular holiday decorations

Nativity Scene Cross or crucifixion Menorah Star of David Star and Crescent Drawing of Jesus or Muhammed • Bible, Quran or other religious text

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Santa Claus Wreaths, trees and other greenery Dreidel Flags Snowmen and winter scenes Pilgrims

Tickets on sale for MJCCA Book Festival By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com DUNWOODY, Ga. — The 28th annual Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) Book Festival will bring more than 45 renowned authors to Dunwoody from Oct. 30 to Nov. 18. The event’s organizers said this year’s festival will feature the genres attendees have come to expect, like historical fiction and Holocaust narratives, along with themes that are especially topical this year, such as female empowerment, the opioid epidemic, immigraSPECIAL @ @ @ @ tion and anti-Semitism. @ @ Chelsea Clinton and Hillary Rodham 1 13/4/19 Page11 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/1911:16 11:16 AM AM Page @ @ Clinton @ 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout have a finite of program will be speaking about their col03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19“We 11:16 AM Page 1 amount 03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 1 3/4/19 11:16 AM Page 1 @ space, so we only have a certain number laboration, “The Book of Gutsy Women.” 6 66

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survivors who immigrated to Israel, then of authors we can bring,” Book Festival Director Pamela Morton said. We always New York, will present a one-woman show, entitled “The Fabric of My Life.” look to the trending topics of the day.” Bari Weiss, another New York Times Pulitzer Prize-winning New York journalist, will discuss her book “How to Times reporter Jodi Kantor will talk Fight Anti-Semitism.” Weiss held her bat about how she broke the Harvey Weinmitzvah at the Tree of Life Synagogue stein sexual harassment story and its in Pittsburgh that became the site of a role in the #MeToo Movement, and the mass shooting a year ago — a wakeup final speakers, Hillary Rodham Clinton call that inspired her book. and Chelsea Clinton, will be speaking “We have books that are appealing about their collaboration, “The Book of to families, like ‘Ninja Warrior,’” said Gutsy Women.” > >Susie Hyman, one of the two co-chairs Akbar Gbajabiamila, a former > >NFL > > that player and host of “American Ninja War-> > head the festival. “We have politics. > up>as> the > We have sports. We have timely subject rior,” will talk about > growing > > > in > > south > son of Nigerian immigrants >   > cen-   >matters, whether it’s anti-Semitism or >   tral Los Angeles. Tziporah Salamon, a > > Holocaust >  > > style icon born to Hungarian See BOOK, Page 4 > > > >

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