- Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Congregation Shearith Israel
- Creator:
- Unknown
- Publisher:
- Atlanta, Ga. : Kenan Research Center
- Date of Original:
- 1934
- Subject:
- Religion
Religious dwellings--Georgia--Atlanta
Religious facilities--Georgia--Atlanta
Synagogues--Georgia--Atlanta
Temples--Georgia--Atlanta
Congregation Shearith Israel (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View of the front facade of the Congregation Shearith Israel Synagogue in Atlanta, Georgia.
Congregation Shearith Israel is a synagogue in the Morningside section of Atlanta, founded in 1904 by Eastern European immigrants on Hunter Street (now Martin Luther King Drive) in the Washington-Rawson neighborhood of South Atlanta. As Atlanta’s Jewish population moved to the north side of town, the congregation followed, building its current synagogue building in 1946, making it the first synagogue in DeKalb County. While it was originally founded as an Orthodox synagogue, the congregation became affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism in 2002. This congregation is best known for its influential rabbi, Tobias Geffen (1870-1970), who led it from 1910 until his death. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 170.2092.001
ahc1702092001 - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/athpc/id/2574
- Additional Rights Information:
- This material is protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S Code) Permission for use must be cleared through The Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.
- Extent:
- 5 x 7 in.
- Original Collection:
- Atlanta History Photograph Collection
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
