Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate in Georgia Raphael Warnock (left) and Jon Ossoff. Picture from Facebook/Jon Ossoff.
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 results are expected today.
By Larry Brook, JNS
While most of the country is dealing with the hangover from the highly divisive 2020 presidential election, aside from recounts and accusations of election fraud, the intensity has continued in Georgia as a massively important runoff election will take place on Jan. 5.
With the balance of power in the Senate in question, the dual Senate runoff continues to exacerbate the political divide nationally, and the Jewish community in Georgia is no exception.