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Jews and Catholics reflect on the 50th anniversary of the document that rebooted interfaith ties. Page 14
Jewish Atlanta shows support for Israel by rallying outside CNN and praying at Beth Tefillah. Pages 3, 4
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Torah Binds Island Generations
Under the watch of parents Bob and Dara Brenner and Rabbi Michael Harvey (right), Atlanta bar mitzvah Sam Brenner reads Torah at the St. Thomas Synagogue, which is the second-oldest in the Western Hemisphere and which two of his ancestors led as rabbis for 100 years. Page 40
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Preparing for the Book Festival, Arlene Alda explains why she includes the bad with the good when telling the story of seven decades in the Bronx. Page 28
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Jenny Levison is moving Souper Jenny across West Paces Ferry Road to the Atlanta History Center, where she’ll serve twice as many seats. Page 31
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he recurring terrorist attacks against Israelis had almost no effect on an official Sandy Springs delegation that just signed a Sister City agreement with the Western Galilee Cluster of 11 municipalities and local authorities. “We felt just as comfortable walking those streets as we would in Sandy Springs,” Mayor Rusty Paul said after he and five others returned from Israel. The trip secured a connection first proposed by former Israeli Consul General Opher Aviran. The delegation wasn’t able to visit Jerusalem on Friday, Oct. 16, because the Israeli hosts were being cautious, even though the six visitors said they weren’t worried. Instead of the Old City, they went to the heavily Arab city of Nazareth, where Paul said they walked around without a police escort. He and City Council member Andy Bauman, who also made the trip, said they were impressed with the tourist opportunities in the multiethnic communities of the western Galilee, and they expressed optimism that the new relationship between Sandy Springs and the region — only the second Sister City agreement for Sandy Springs — will bring benefits to both. The two sides are looking for opportunities in technology, health care, and tourism, including the trips made by day schools. “I just was very proud to be a part of this initiative,” Bauman said. Temple Sinai Rabbi Ron Segal praised the delegation from his congregation’s hometown during the prayer vigil for Israel at Congregation Beth Tefillah, also in Sandy Springs, on Oct. 15. ■