HAPPY PRIDE
Over 300 people and 40-plus organizations combine to help the Jewish community show its Pride. Page 14
BOOK FESTIVAL APPETIZER
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Our 16-page pullout helps prep your palate for November’s literary feast with a tasting menu ranging from ambassadors to an artist and from reporters to Dr. Ruth. Pages 17-32
Atlanta VOL. XC NO. 39
WWW.ATLANTAJEWISHTIMES.COM
Inside: Education
OCTOBER 16, 2015 | 3 CHESHVAN 5776
Dunwoody Spars Over Menorah
Pages 33-39
By David R. Cohen david@atljewishtimes.com
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Bound by New Friendships
Photo by Michael Jacobs
Students from the Marist School, which is Catholic, and the W.D. Mohammed School, which is Muslim, join Weber School students in the Weber sukkah Thursday, Oct. 1, for a Peace by Piece session combining religious, ritual and cultural education with teenage socializing and bridge building. Page 35
ISRAEL VIGIL
The community will gather for prayer and solidarity at Congregation Beth Tefillah, 5065 High Point Road, Sandy Springs, at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15.
SEARS’ LEGACY
Ponce City Market, a mixed-use development driven by two members of the Jewish community, is open for business intown. Page 40
INSIDE
Israel 3 Education 33 Health & Wellness 6 Business 40 Calendar 8 Obituaries 43 Candle Lighting
9 Crossword 44
Opinion 10 Cartoon 45 Books 17 Marketplace 46
ince 1996, Light Up Dunwoody has brought the community together to welcome the holidays. But controversy flared when the Dunwoody Preservation Trust, which plays host to the event, refused an initial request by the Dunwoody Homeowners Association to include a 6-foot-tall menorah. The trust’s board was scheduled to meet to vote on the request Tuesday, Oct. 13, after the Atlanta Jewish Times’ deadlines. Visit www.atlantajewishtimes.com to learn the organization’s decision. “We approached them last year about putting up a 6-foot-tall menorah on the property to go with the 35-foot Christmas tree that is paid for by the DHA,” Dunwoody Homeowners Association President Robert Wittenstein said. “The bottom line was that we approached them way too late. This year we contacted them many weeks ahead of time, but when I met with the two copresidents of the Dunwoody Preservation Trust a few weeks ago, they gave me the impression that they didn’t feel comfortable putting up the menorah.” Wittenstein, a member of Temple Emanu-El, added that the trust’s co-presidents are not in a position to decide on the request; it is a decision for the board. Representatives of the trust did not return calls requesting comment. As in years prior, a small lighted menorah will be placed inside an upstairs window of the Spruill Farm House, where Light Up Dunwoody is held. ■