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Robbins Steering Federation Into Future
July 17, 2019

Robbins Steering Federation Into Future

By developer in 2019
First published by the Atlanta Jewish Times › Writing about the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta inspires metaphors. Certainly, the Federation is the hub of a philanthropic wheel, its spokes representing the money it raises...
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Central Bureau of Jewish Education for Atlanta?
July 11, 2019

Central Bureau of Jewish Education for Atlanta?

By developer in 2019
First published by the Atlanta Jewish Times › Since Tribe 360 closed its doors over a decade ago, there’s been no central bureau or agency for Jewish education in Atlanta, but that’s about to change....
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Change Maker of the Year: Steven Resnick
May 24, 2019

Change Maker of the Year: Steven Resnick

By developer in 2019
On the first Sunday this May at the Hadassah Greater Atlanta Chesed Awards, we were honored to name Steven Resnick, Youth Director at Congregation Etz Chaim, as the inaugural JumpSpark Change Maker Award recipient given...
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Community Teens Honored at Hadassah’s 2019 Chesed Awards Ceremony
May 17, 2019

Community Teens Honored at Hadassah’s 2019 Chesed Awards Ceremony

By developer in 2019
by Hadassah Greater Atlanta › On May 5 the 28th annual Hadassah Greater Atlanta (HGA) Chesed Student Awards honoring excellence and menschlichkeit in Atlanta’s Jewish teens took place at Temple Emanu-El. HGA partnered with JumpSpark...
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Conquering Confidence: Practice Makes Perfect
May 13, 2019

Conquering Confidence: Practice Makes Perfect

By developer in 2019
Nadia Bilchik is an editorial producer for CNN. Before she came to speak to us, I honestly didn’t even know who she was. After hearing what she had to say, I don’t think I’ll ever...
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Three Questions for Kelly Cohen, JumpSpark Director
May 10, 2019

Three Questions for Kelly Cohen, JumpSpark Director

By Laura in 2019
First published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta › Q:  How did your background as a Judaic Studies teacher prepare you to lead JumpSpark? Kelly: One of the most amazing parts of being the Director...
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