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Larry Brook is the owner of the Birmingham, Ala.-based Southern Jewish Life magazine and editor and publisher of the monthly Israel InSight.

“Acts of antisemitism, racism and religious hatred are attacks on Jackson as a whole and will be treated as acts of terror against residents’ safety and freedom to worship,” the Jackson mayor stated.
Jeff Emerson, a spokesperson for the World Games, said “this behavior is not in accordance with the training all volunteers have gone through to show respect to our guests.”
Ayelet, the Federation of Non-Olympic Competitive Sport in Israel, doesn’t received nearly the same government support as the Olympics or Paralympics, and what they do get is minimal, according to CEO Arik Kaplan.
Some 3,600 international athletes from 110 countries will take part in 200 medal competitions in 34 sports, most of which are not on the Olympic roster.
Israeli Ambassador Gilad Erdan said Jewish and African-American communities have a lot in common as people who hold “the words of the Bible close to [their] heart, and have experienced extreme persecution and prejudice over many centuries, but remained resilient and hopeful.”
Atlanta’s Jewish community is the largest in the South, with around 120,000 Jews. And right now, it’s the center of attention as the country moves closer to Jan. 5.