ON THE EDGE
Meet Staff Sgt. Elle, a lone soldier who was one of four IDF women to enter Gaza last summer. Page 6
CEO OUT
MEAT MAN
Gail Luxenberg’s resignation forces the Marcus JCC to launch its third CEO search in nine years. Page 9
Howard Halpern explains how he built and sold a meat-and-fish empire, then did it all again. Page 26
Atlanta VOL. XC NO. 30
WWW.ATLANTAJEWISHTIMES.COM
100 Years Later Leo Frank’s lynching still a shock
AUGUST 14, 2015 | 29 AV, 5775
Town Hall To Help Set Agenda
T
Cuba Family Archives for Southern Jewish History of The Breman Museum
Leo and Lucille Frank visit Grant Park on July 17, 1909, exactly six years and one month before his lynched body became a temporary tourist attraction at Frey’s Gin in Marietta. Full coverage of the centennial, Pages 14-23
SDT RESPONDS
A former president of the Sigma Delta Tau chapter at UGA explains why strong, independent women choose a Jewish sorority. Page 12
SUNCOAST TRAVEL
Sarasota and Bradenton provide some of Florida’s finest beaches alongside a vibrant arts scene and a century-old Jewish community. Page 28
INSIDE
Calendar 3 Business 26 Candle Lighting
3 Travel 28
Israel 4 Obituaries 29 Remember When 5 Closing Thoughts 30 Opinion 10 Crossword 30 Sports 25 Marketplace 31
he Jewish Community Relations Council of Atlanta invites the community to a town-hall meeting Tuesday, Aug. 18, on five Jewish Council for Public Affairs resolutions. The resolutions address: • Anti-Semitism. The proposal builds on existing policies tied to Europe and college campuses to take a broad view of worldwide anti-Semitism, including when criticism of Israel crosses the line. • Early childhood education and day care. The proposal calls for a system of child care, education and other services from birth through age 5 to fight poverty. • Paid sick leave. The proposal backs legislation requiring this benefit. • Marijuana. Rather than call for legalization, the resolution urges studying a range of reforms that would stop jailing people for low-level drug offenses. • Armenian genocide. The proposal calls for recognizing the genocide Turkey began in 1915 and for pushing the United States to call it genocide. The decisions on those resolutions by the JCRC of Atlanta and the other 124 JCRCs across the country will be part of the national advocacy agenda discussed in Washington at the JCPA’s Jewish Community Town Hall from Oct. 11 to 13. The experts lined up for the Aug. 18 meeting include Frida Ghitis, a former CNN correspondent; Jay Strongwater, a criminal defense lawyer; and Mindy Binderman, the founding executive director of the Georgia Early Education Alliance for Ready Students. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. at Congregation B’nai Torah, 700 Mount Vernon Highway, Sandy Springs. ■