United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981949View of the exterior of the Temple on 1589 Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgia.jewish; jewsThe Temple-Hebrew Benevolent Congregation of Atlanta, Georgia, is Atlanta's oldest synagogue. In 1860 the Hebrew Benevolent Society was formed in order to obtain a Jewish burial ground, and to organize relief for the Jewish Poor. The Temple was established in 1867, and at that time was Orthodox. In 1895 Rabbi David Marx brought Reform Judaism to the Temple. In 1958 the synagogue was bombed in response to Rabbi Jacob Rothschild's support of civil rights. It is located at 1589 Peachtree Street.image/jpegParker Lowell Photograph Collection, Kenan Research Center, Atlanta History Center, Atlanta, GeorgiaTemples--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centurySynagogues--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryReligious facilities--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryDomes--Georgia--AtlantaPediments--Georgia--AtlantaNeoclassicism (Architecture)--Georgia--AtlantaSynagogues--Landscape architecture--Georgia--AtlantaHedges--Georgia--AtlantaBuildings--Georgia--AtlantaTrees--Georgia--AtlantaHebrew Benevolent Congregation (Atlanta, Ga.)Architecture, Jewish--Georgia--Atlanta--History--20th centuryAtlanta (Ga.)--Buildings, structures, etc.Columns, IonicTempleStillImage