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Singing and Dancing Around Jewish Atlanta
Party With PJ Library Children’s entertainer Joanie Leeds plays for the PJ Library crowd at Davis Academy on Jan. 25 with the accompaniment of Drummer Dan, whose kit draws the interest of some of the children before the show. Elana Sauer Satisky brings her own accompaniment to the show.
An Opening to Learning Photos by Duane Stork Congregation Beth Jacob Rabbi Ilan Feldman speaks to a capacity crowd of more than 400 people at the Kollel Ner Hamizrach grand opening Jan. 20. After the speeches, Rabbi Rabbi David Kapenstein (left), the kollel’s president and executive director, dances with visiting Rabbi Yossi Bitton of Kollel Zichron Binyamin in Lakewood, N.J.
JELF Alumni Shine
JANUARY 30 ▪ 2015
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This week’s selections from Facebook and Twitter highlight the varied talents among the younger crowd around Jewish Atlanta, from providing the music at a Havdalah celebration this month at one of the best kosher cookie shops around, Ali’s Cookies Emory at Emory Village, to bringing home the blue ribbons for Davis Academy robotics at a competition Jan. 25. To see your photos in Seen on Social Media, be sure to tag us on Twitter (@atljewishtimes) and Facebook (facebook.com/atljewishtimes).
The Jewish Educational Loan Fund benefit Jan. 24, with the support of the Atlanta Jewish Music Festival, brings out former beneficiaries of the last-dollar loans for the Defoor Centre show, including Duo de Vista (Marina Alexandra on guitar and Teri Forscher-Milter on flute) and singer George Slotin. Epstein School alumnus Joe Alterman, who headlined the show, plays earlier at Epstein..