A Sapir essay imagined ‘Jewish thriving.’ Atlanta’s Dupree built it a home.

Walk into Atlanta’s Dupree Center and, as community leader Michelle Simon puts it, “It’s like ‘Cheers’; everyone knows your name.” In his 2023 Sapir essay “Three Falsehoods About Antisemitism—and One Truth,” Bret Stephens drew a distinction between “thriving Jews” who succeed as individuals and the collective flourishing that he referred to as “Jewish thriving.” At Atlanta’s new Jewish education hub, The Dupree — as the locals call it — that idea is coming to life. “We weren’t interested in creating an office building for Jewish organizations,” Sender-Mulla said. Dana Sender-Mulla, the founding executive director of Atlanta’s Dupree Center.