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Atlanta Jewish Community

The Jewish community of metropolitan Atlanta, officially named by Guinness as a co-holder of the 2018 world record cookie mosaic.

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Atlanta Jewish Community volunteers at the 3 June 2018 cookie-mosaic record event

Photo: Eli Gray / Atlanta Jewish TimesAtlanta Jewish Times — exact-event photograph; written republication authorization received and original high-resolution file supplied directly to JWR.

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On 3 June 2018, Jewish Atlanta volunteers assembled an Israeli-flag mosaic from edible cookies inside Congregation Beth Jacob's Heritage Hall. Guinness certified the completed mosaic at 299.57 m² and named the Atlanta Jewish Community and the State of Israel as record holders. The Jewish community of metropolitan Atlanta, officially named by Guinness as a co-holder of the 2018 world record cookie mosaic. In Jewish World Records, Atlanta Jewish Community is connected to the record “Largest Cookie Mosaic Created by a Jewish Community,” based on the stored achievement of 299.57 m² cookie mosaic flag. On 3 June 2018, volunteers from Atlanta's Jewish community covered the floor of Congregation Beth Jacob's Heritage Hall with blue and white edible cookies to form an Israeli flag celebrating Israel's 70th anniversary.

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Jewish Atlanta volunteers with the record Israeli-flag cookie mosaic at Congregation Beth Jacob
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Largest Cookie Mosaic Created by a Jewish Community

Record holder

Atlanta Jewish Community

Record value

299.57 m² cookie mosaic flag

On 3 June 2018, the Atlanta Jewish Community achieved the record for the "Largest Cookie Mosaic Created by a Jewish Community". The achievement took place at Congregation Beth Jacob in Atlanta, Georgia, where volunteers assembled a mosaic of an Israeli flag on the floor of the Heritage Hall. Made from blue and white edible cookies, the project was created to celebrate Israel's 70th anniversary. According to contemporary reports, the assembly took four hours to complete and was linked to a community fundraising effort.

Country
United States
Achievement location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Achievement date
3 June 2018
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