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| 1308.1 | Atlanta, Rochester, North Carolina? | TNPUBS::STEINHART | Back in the high life again | Mon Feb 08 1993 20:14 | 13 |
| I would like some information about Jewish living in the following
locations:
Atlanta, Georgia
Rochester, New York
Piedmont area of North Carolina
If I were to relocate, I'd be looking for a fairly youthful, vibrant
community. What do these locations have to offer?
Thanks,
Laura
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| 1308.2 | Atlanta is a wonderful community! | MIMS::LESSER_M | Who invented liquid soap and why? | Mon Feb 08 1993 23:36 | 21 |
| Laura,
As a 12+ year resident of Atlanta I will tell you about our community.
In the metropolitan area there are about 30 Jewish congregations of
all denominations (Reform, Conservative, Orthodox, traditional,
Sephardic, Sephardic Conservative, Reconstructionist, Chabad ...).
Unfortunately there are just a handful of Kosher restaurants in the
Atlanta area. There are Kosher butchers and other markets in the heart
of the orthodox community. The metro area Jewish population has been
estimated at 60,000. All sorts of Jewish organizations that are active
in the community.
Although most of Atlanta's Jews are new to the south, there are many
very old Jewish communities throughout the South. I grew up in an
Orthodox congregtion, in a southern city of over 200,000, with over
1000 families. The congregation is over 150 years old.
If you have any questions plese send mail.
Mark
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| 1308.3 | Another transplant in GA | RHETT::LACORTI | | Wed Feb 10 1993 16:59 | 17 |
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I also am in Atlanta. From my viewpoint I am finding that there are
many new reform synagogs being built, or just built. I think the
predominate jewish areas are around Druid Hills, the Sandy Springs
area, and East Cobb/Roswell, though I am not sure. I am personally
very involved in Bnai Brith Women. There are many other organizations.
There is even an Atlanta Jewish times. I have not run into an
area though that is like Brookline though. Also, here in Atlanta
the Temple (I think conservative) is very big and "sponsers" a
night shelter for the homeless. All the other synagogs provide
volunteers.
The only thing that is hard to come by is kosher food/ethnic
food. The farmers market has some of the latter.
What really did surprise me about Georgia though was the
jewish population in Savannah... You may also want to check that
city out.
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| 1308.4 | | NOTIME::SACKS | Gerald Sacks ZKO2-3/N30 DTN:381-2085 | Wed Feb 10 1993 18:39 | 2 |
| There are two orthodox rabbis in Brookline/Brighton MA who've taught in
Savannah.
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| 1308.5 | Savanah's Jewish community is very old. | MIMS::LESSER_M | Who invented liquid soap and why? | Wed Feb 10 1993 21:08 | 11 |
| I grew up in Savannah and grew up attending both the Orthodox synagogue
and the Reform synagogue. The Jewish population in Savannah is
5000-600 and dates back to 1733, the founding of the colony. The
original population was Sephardic (fleeing the inquisition, from Recife
Brazil). The Ashkenazic population dates fro the 1830's. There are
threee active Jewish congregation in the city with the largest by far
being the Orthodox. If you are considering relocation to that city be
aware that most of the families date back for 4 or more generations in
most of the synagogues. This would make you an outsider.
Mark
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