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Georgia candidate faces backlash over Passover ad with challah instead of matzah

A Georgia Senate candidate faces backlash after a Passover ad featured challah, a bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. The gaffe sparked ridicule across political and Jewish circles.

A Georgia Democratic candidate for the state Senate, Nathalie Kanani, came under ridicule after a Passover ad published in the Atlanta Jewish Times reportedly featured challah, a leavened bread traditionally avoided during the holiday. April 5, 2026.
OMRI GANDELMAN (with ball) celebrates after scoring the equalizing goal in Israel’s 2-2 friendly draw with Georgia in Tbilisi over the weekend.

Israeli national soccer team draws at Georgia in friendly

IN THE world rankings published this week, 18-year-old Israeli judoka Izhak Ashpiz was No. 14 in the under-60 kg weight class.

Prince of Tbilisi: Teen Izhak Ashpiz’s impressively stoic rise to Israeli judo royalty

People pay their last respects to Georgia's late Patriarch Ilia II as his remains are carried to the Holy Trinity Cathedral in Tbilisi, Georgia March 18, 2026.

Ilia II, Georgian Church leader who shaped national identity, dies at 93


Leo Frank and 'Parade': When theater and reality overlap - opinion

The Leo Frank case reignited the nefarious Ku Klux Klan. It also strengthened the creation of the American Defamation League. 110 years after the trial, the Leo Frank case isn’t closed

 HANG THE Jew: Leo Frank.

Israel-U21 team set to advance to final eight in Georgia after 'historic victory'

After improbably advancing from 'group of death' U21 National Team follows in U20's footsteps at Euro to reach final eight.

 OMRI GENDELMAN (left) celebrates after scoring the winning goal in Israel’s 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic at the Under-21 Euro, a result that set up a quarterfinal clash with host Georgia.

Dark secrets of a cursed lake: Solving the mystery behind over 700 deaths

Lake Lanier in Georgia holds a chilling history, claiming numerous lives and harboring a haunted past. What is the cursed lake's secret?

 Illustrative image of Lake Maggiore.

Outrage erupts as police allow neo-Nazis to protest outside Georgia synagogue

The leader of the hate Goyim Defense League group was apprehended during antisemitic demonstration in Macon, Georgia.

 A protestor carries a white supremacist and antisemitic sign outside the Kenosha County Courthouse on the second day of jury deliberations in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial, in Kenosha, Wisconsin, US, November 17, 2021.

2023 summer trends: From unique accommodations to popular flavors, fashion

Discover the latest trends sweeping the nation, from innovative accommodations to mouthwatering ice cream flavors and stylish fashion statements.

View of the sky from an airplane window

Georgia probe of Trump expands to activities in other states

Fulton County's prosecutor has broadened the two-year-long investigation.

 ORMER US president Donald Trump departs last week from Trump Tower to give a deposition to New York Attorney General Letitia James, who has sued Trump and his Trump Organization, in New York City.

Grapevine May 25, 2023: Georgia on my mind

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 ESTHER PANITCH with Prof. Yoram Weiss.

Georgia and Israel sign tourism agreement for the first time

Israel and Georgia will strive to promote joint programs, marketing materials and information on tourism investments.

 Israeli Foreign Minister Haim Katz and Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili sign agreement to promote tourism between their respective countries.

Georgia to withdraw Russian-inspired 'foreign agents' bill after violent protests

Georgia's ruling party admitted the need to reduce "confrontation" in society as a reason for the bill's withdrawal.

 Law enforcement officers take cover during a protest against a draft law on "foreign agents", which critics say represents an authoritarian shift and could hurt Georgia's bid to join the European Union, in Tbilisi, Georgia, March 9, 2023

Georgia passes IHRA bill defining antisemitism, anti-Jewish hate crime

Democrat Esther Panitch, the only Jewish American representative in the state house, submitted and presented the bill with the support of several other members including Republicans.

 A west view of the Georgia State Capitol, Atlanta (Illustrative).