MJCC 2010 Visitors Guide WEB

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A Visitors

Guide to

Atlanta


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Shalom Yall,

The Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta is honored

to host the JCCs of North America 2010 Biennial. Atlanta is

an exciting, world-class city with small town roots. Our city

seamlessly combines culture and history and wraps it all up in our

famous Southern charm. May is the perfect time to visit Atlanta

and be greeted by moderate temperatures, lush green grass and

the gorgeous springtime blooms of our dogwoods and azaleas.

The Biennial brings together the top leadership in the Jewish

Community Center world to learn, discuss, strategize and

network, and we are proud to be the host city.

We want to thank our host committee and all of our staff and

volunteers for the amazing job they have done to make each of

you feel welcome. We hope that

as you experience our southernhospitality, you will enjoy the

best that Atlanta has to offer.

Welcome to Atlanta!

Lisa Brill

and

Laura Dinerman

Biennial HostCommunity Co-Chairs

Atlanta

the city that rose from the ashes following the Civil War;

the home of Rhett and Scarlett;

the Big Chicken;Varsity dogs and fried pies;

Coca-Cola; and more Peachtree Streets

than you can shake a stick at.

Youll nd that Atlanta is a perfect combination

of contemporary metropolis mixed with hometown charm.

From ne dining to the most eclectic and

diverse museums to a thriving nightlife,

Atlanta is a city rich in heritage and culture and,

of course, southern hospitality.

Our burgeoning Jewish population

of more than 120,000 includes forty congregations,

many active Jewish agencies,

and one of the largest JCCs in the country,

the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta.

Welcome to Jewish Atlanta.

BIENNIAL HOST CITY COMMITTEE

Lisa Brill and Laura Dinerman, Co-Chairs

Wendy BearmanMindy Binderman

Lisa & Martin FleischmannEllen GoldsteinSusan La KierSusanne Katz

Sheri KornblumLisanne & Paul Nozick

Lisa SiegelGayle SiegelScott Walsey

Mike Wien

Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta5342 Tilly Mill Road, Atlanta, Georgia 30338 678.812.4000 atlantajcc.org


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georgia

The Capitol Dome is layered in 43

ounces o pure gold that was mined

in Dahlonega, Georgia the site o

Americas frst Gold Rush.

In Atlanta, there are more than 100

streets, drives, roads, and avenues

that bear the name of Peachtree.

is the nations

number one producero the three Ps:

peanuts, pecans,

and peaches.

The Varsity Restaurant is the worlds

largest drive-in. Two miles of hot

dogs, a ton of onions, 2,500 poundsof potatoes, 5,000 fried pies and 300

gallons of chili are made from scratch

daily. The Varsity serves the highest

volume of Coca-Cola anywhere

nearly 3 million servings of Coca-Cola

annually. Stop by to hear the famous

cry, Whatll ya have, whatll ya have,

whatll ya have?

In 1963, The Big

Chicken reared its

mechanical head

in Marietta,

Georgia to

advertise Johnny

Rebs Chick,

Chuck and Shake. In 1974,

Kentucky Fried Chicken

bought the chain and added

its logo to the chicken. The

Big Chicken has become one

o Georgias most popular

landmarks.

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GEORGIA

State Song:Georgia On My Mind

Atlanta is the birthplace o

the worlds most popular

sot drink, Coca-Cola. Its

ultra secret recipe was

developed by an Atlanta

pharmacist in 1886

and sold at that timeor just 5 cents

a glass.

In Gainesville, GA, the

Chicken Capital o the

World, it is illegal to eat

chicken with a ork.

State Flower:Cherokee Rose

State Fish:Widemouth Bass

State Tree:Live Oak

State Bird:Brown Thrasher


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The secret to perfecting a great southern accent is to speak v-e-r-y slowly,

carefully dragging out your words until you have mastered the pleasing cadence

and languid syntax that goes with a proper southern lilt. But, just in case you nd

yourself a stranger in a far-too southern land, heres a handy reference guide:

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ANYHOOA derivative of anyhow

or anyway.

CAINTCannot. Ah just caint understand

why this checkbook wont balance.

HUSH YO MOUTHAn expression of pleased

embarrassment indicating that the

speaker should just stop talkingor not.

JAWJASouthern state just north of Florida.

Welcome to Etlanta, Jawja, yall.

JEET

Did you eat?

JEVERDid you ever?

MOMENEMMom and them or basically,

the whole family.

IZRILThe Jewish state.

FIXINPreparing to. Im xin

to go to the store.

RECKONAn expression of supposition or

intent. Where you reckon he

got that plaid suit?

SETSit. Come on in and set a spell.

SPELLA period of time.

THAT DOG DONT HUNTAint gonna happen.

WAWAHAs in the Civil Wawah (war) you know, the one we lost.

YALLA combination

of you and all.

The Georgia Dome, Atlantas indoor

sports arena, is home to many o

Atlantas sporting events and is

considered to be the worlds largestcable-supported dome stadium.

Atlanta is home to many Fortune 500

companies including Coca-Cola, CNN,

Home Depot, UPS, and Georgia Pacic.

With a passenger terminal complex

equivalent in size to more than 45

ootball felds, Atlantas Hartsfeld-

Jackson International Airport bears

the proud distinction o being the

worlds busiest passenger airport.

Atlanta is the fth city to be thecapital of the state of Georgia. It was

preceded by Savannah, Augusta,

Louisville, and Milledgeville.

Stone Mountain, located near Atlanta,

is one o the largest single masses o

exposed granite in the world.

Atlanta is home to the

Peachtree Road Race, the largest 10Krace in the world with approximately

45,000 runners annually.

ATLANTIC STATION171 17th Street

atlanticstation.com

LENOX SQUARE3393 Peachtree Road

lenoxsquare.com

PHIPPS PLAZA3500 Peachtree Road

phippsplaza.com

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDSNorth Highland Avenue

virginiahighland.com

MALL @ PEACHTREE CENTER225 Peachtree Streetpeachtreecenter.com

MARTA(Rapid Transit)404.848.5000itsmarta.com

YELLOW CAB CO.404.521.0200

STYLE TRANSPORTATION770.522.8294

CHECKER CAB CO.404.351.1111

COOPER-ATLANTA LIMOUSINE404.223.2000

ATLANTA LINK(Airport Shuttle)404.524.3400


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ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDEN

1345 Piedmont Avenue404.876.5859

atlantabotannicalgarden.org

CENTENNIAL OLYMPIC PARK

265 Park Avenue W404.222.PARK

centennialpark.com

JIMMY CARTER LIBRARY

AND MUSEUM441 Freedom Parkway

404.865.7100jimmycarterlibrary.org

CNN CENTER

Techwood & Marietta Streets404.827.2300

cnn.com/studiotour

FERNBANK MUSEUM

767 Clifton Road404.929.6400

fernbankmuseum.org

FOX THEATRE

660 Peachtree Street404.881.2100foxtheatre.org

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BREMAN JEWISH

HERITAGE MUSEUM

1440 Spring Street

678.222.3700

404.877.1661

thebremen.org

PERMANENT EXHIBITION:

History o Jewish Atlanta

rom 1845 to the present andtestimony o Holocaust survivors

who made new lives in Atlanta

SPECIAL EXHIBITION:

Dr. Seuss Goes to

War and More:

Remarkable WWII

Editorial Cartoons

THE GEORGIA AQUARIUM

225 Baker Street404.81.4000

georgiaaquarium.org

HIGH MUSEUM OF ART

1280 Peachtree Street404.733.HIGH

high.org

THE KING CENTER

450 Auburn Avenue404.331.5190nps.gov/malu

MARGARET MITCHELL HOUSE

10th and Peachtree Streets404.249.7012

gwtw.org

NEW WORLD OF COCA-COLA

55 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive404.676.5151

worldofcoca-cola.com

PHILIPS ARENA

(Home to the AtlantaHawks and Thrashers)

1 Philips Drive404.878.3000

philipsarena.com

GEORGIA DOME

(Home to the Atlanta Falcons)1 Georgia Dome Drive

404.223.9200gadome.com

TURNER FIELD

(Home to the Atlanta Braves)

755 Hank Aaron Drive404.614.2363braves.com


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WALKING DISTANCE

THE AVENUES RESTAURANT(American)

303 Peachtree Center Avenue404.880.0810

RAYS IN THE CITY(Seafood/Steak)

240 Peachtree Street NW404.524.9224

DOWNTOWN

AGAVE(Southwestern)242 Boulevard404.588.0006

BARONDA(Pizza)

710 Peachtree Street404.879.9962

BLT STEAK(Modern American Steakhouse)

45 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd. NW404.577.7601

CITY GRILL RESTAURANT(Diner)

50 Hurt Plaza404.524.2489

DYNAMIC DISH(Vegetarian)

427 Edgewood Avenue SE404.688.4344

FRENCH AMERICAN BRASSERIE(American, French)

30 Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd.404.266.1440

GRINDHOUSE KILLER BURGERS(American)

209 Edgewood Avenue SE404.522.3444

KEVIN RATHBUN STEAK(Seafood/Steak)154 Krog Street404.524.5600

LEGAL SEA FOODS

(Seafood)275 Baker Street NW678.500.3700

NO MAS! CANTINA(Mexican, Spanish)

180 Walker Street SW404.574.5678

ROSAS PIZZA(NY Style Pizza)62 Broad Street404.521.2596

SHAUNS(American)

1027-29 Edgewood Avenue NE404.577.4358

THE SUN DIAL RESTAURANT(American, European)210 Peachtree Street

404.589.7506

TEDS MONTANA GRILL(American)

133 Luckie Street NW #1404.521.9796

THE VARSITY(Diner)

61 North Avenue404.881.1706

MIDTOWN, WESTSIDE,

VIRGINIA HIGHLANDS

4TH AND SWIFT(American)

621 North Avenue NE678.904.0160

ENO RESTAURANT & WINE BAR(Mediterranean, European)


FLOATAWAY CAF(French)

1123 Zonalite Road404.892.1414

THE FLYING BISCUIT CAF

(Modern Southern)1001 Piedmont Avenue404.874.8887

MURPHYS(Eclectic American)997 Virginia Avenue

404.872.0904

NAN THAI FINE DINING(Thai)

1350 Spring Street404.870.9933

SHOUT(Mediterranean, Sushi)1197 Peachtree Road

404.846.2000

SOTTO SOTTO(Italian)

313 North Highland Avenue404.523.6678

TAMARIND SEED(Thai)


TIERRA(Latin American)

1425-B Piedmont Avenue NE404.874.5951

VENI VIDI VICI(Italian)

41 14th Street404.875.8424

BUCKHEAD

ANIS(French Provencal)

2974 Grandview Avenue404.233.9889

ATLANTA FISH MARKET(Seafood)

265 Pharr Road NE404.262.3165

BISTRO NIKO

(French)3344 Peachtree Road NE404.261.6456

BONES(Steakhouse)

3130 Peachtree Road404.237.2663

CHOPS/LOBSTER BAR(Steakhouse)

70 W. Paces Ferry Road404.262.2675

KYMA(Mediterranean)3085 Piedmont Road NE

404.262.0702

KOSHER

BROADWAY CAF(American)

2157 Briarcliff Road404.329.0888

CHAI PEKING(Chinese)

2205 LaVista Road404.327.7810

GOODFRIENDS GRILL(American)

5342 Tilly Mill Road678.812.3994

OU FOR YOU(Vegetarian)

1155 Hammond Drive NE770.396.5533

PITA PALACE(Ethnic)

1658 LaVista Road404.781.7482

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