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Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta launches reporting system for anti-Semitic attacks

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta launches reporting system for anti-Semitic attacks

Released Wednesday, 25th January 2023
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Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta launches reporting system for anti-Semitic attacks

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta launches reporting system for anti-Semitic attacks

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta launches reporting system for anti-Semitic attacks

Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta launches reporting system for anti-Semitic attacks

Wednesday, 25th January 2023
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The Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta has partnered with more than 30 other organizations to launch a standardized online form for the public to report threats, incidents, and suspicious activity related to Jewish organizations, facilities, or community members.

The Federation also partnered with the Secure Community Network, the official safety and security organization for the Jewish community in North America. Information reported through the form is sent immediately to the Federation’s security professionals and the 24-hour Duty Desk in SCN’s National Jewish Security Operations Command Center, where SCN’s team of intelligence analysts are available to support local Federation security initiatives using intelligence and information-sharing best practices to determine what people or facilities may be at risk, as well as what next steps to take. Credible threats are referred to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies and Jewish facility leaders as needed. Reports may be made anonymously.

The effort will also allow SCN to better aggregate and collect information, providing more comprehensive and reliable data to partners in the Jewish community and in law enforcement. This is especially important given this week’s announcement that 1 in 3 law enforcement agencies in the United States — representing up to half of the Jewish community — did not report hate crimes data to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 2021.

Sandy Springs will soon be requiring waste management services in the city to offer recycling services to customers.

Sandy Springs Sustainability Manager Catherine Mercier-Baggett presented the initiative to mayor and council at the January 17 city council meeting. The initiative is part of Atlanta Regional Commission’s Green Communities Certification Program, one that Sandy Springs already participates in.

While waste companies will now be required to offer recycling, customers, however, are not required to sign up for the service and recycle. Residential single-family customers will have the option of curbside collection and multi-family and non-residential customers will have on-site recycling. Mercier-Baggett said one of Sandy Springs’ greater goals is to offer convenient access to recycling options to residents and reduce waste that ends up in landfills.

The recycling program must include the regular collection of (at least) one category of commonly recyclable goods. Common recyclables include, but are not limited to: paper, cardboard, certain plastics, aluminum and steel cans. All recyclable materials are required to be delivered to a licensed Material Recovery Facility and not disposed of at a landfill.

The item was unanimously approved and the plan is slated to be finalized by this summer.

It was only six years ago that the Mount Vernon boys’ basketball team struggled to a 7-22 record.

The Mustangs have certainly come a long way since then as they have emerged as one of the top teams in the state this season.

With a 13-7 overall record and 3-1 mark in Region 6A, Division I, Mount Vernon rose to the No. 1 spot in the ScoreAtlanta Class A, Division boys’ basketball state rankings as of Jan. 19.

It is a gratifying accomplishment for coach Tarrik Mabon, who is in his sixth year as the Mustangs coach and took over a team in 2017 that had suffered through that 7-22 record the season before.

Mount Vernon has battle tested this season, to say the least, playing some of the best teams in the state as well as a couple of the best teams in Virginia. A big key to Mount Vernon’s success is its size, with 6-foot-8 senior Keith Williams, Jr., 6-10 junior Dennis Scott III, 6-6 Xavier Shegog, 6-4 junior Sha’Yah Goba and 6-3 senior guards Kenny Southall and A.J. Patterson leading the way. Junior Cole Carroll, sophomore Pace Bottoms and freshman point guard Gabe Alterman have also played key roles for the Mustangs.

Westminster has established itself among the best girls’ basketball teams in the state this season.

The road to success was far from instant for the Wildcats, who have gradually built themselves into a quality program during the six-year tenure of coach Katie Argall — nearly reaching the pinnacle with a state semifinal appearance in Class AAA last year.

Now, it looks like Westminster has taking another step forward after moving up to Class AAAA from AAA this season with a 13-4 overall record, a perfect 9-0 mark in Region 6AAAA and the No. 3 ranking in the ScoreAtlanta Class AAAA state girls’ basketball poll as of January 19. For Argall, advancing to the state semifinals last year — only the second time the Westminster girls’ basketball team has done that and the first time since 2004 — has been a big motivating factor for her team to improve even more and advance to the finals for the first time in program history this season. Making things challenging for Westminster this season has been a tough non-region schedule that has featured games against last year’s Class AAAAA champion (and currently Number 3-ranked team in AAAAAA) Woodward Academy top-ranked Class A, Division I team Galloway and Number 3-ranked AAA team Wesleyan as well as local and Region 6AAAA rival Holy Innocents’ — the second-ranked team in AAAA.

A Sandy Springs educator was one of 22 educators selected to attend a Holocaust education seminar focused on in-depth ways to bring Holocaust education to the classroom.

Judy Schancupp was among educators from nine states selected by The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous for the 2023 Advanced Seminar, an intensive three-day academic program that explores several topics addressing the history of the Holocaust. The seminar took place at the Hilton Newark Airport January 14 through 16.

The Advanced Seminar is a graduate-level program in which a select group of educators who are already well-versed in Holocaust history have the opportunity to study more focused topics relating to the Holocaust from world-renowned lecturers. Speakers included Professor Emeritus Peter Hayes of Northwestern University; Professor Jeffrey Veidlinger of the University of Michigan; Professor Paul Hanebrink of Rutgers University; and the Education and Public Programs National Archives and Records Administration Director Nicholas Coddington. The program is open to JFR Alfred Lerner Fellows, middle and high school educators and Holocaust center staff who have already attended the JFR Summer Institute for Teachers which is typically held the last week in June. Due to the pandemic, previous years’ Advanced Seminars have been held virtually and this year marks the first return to in-person sessions for this program. Schancupp works for the Georgia Commission on the Holocaust, a state agency that runs programs for fifth graders through the adult level, including teacher training. She visits schools throughout the state — including rural areas — to bring Holocaust education to students through Holocaust survivors and more.

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