- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Jacob Rothschild
- Date of Original:
- 1911/1973
- Subject:
- Synagogues--Georgia--Atlanta
Ark of the law
Rosh ha-Shanah sermons--Georgia--Atlanta
Rabbis--Georgia--Atlanta
Candelabra--Georgia--Atlanta
Synagogue architecture--Georgia--Atlanta
Jews--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Temple (Atlanta, Ga.)
Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973 - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Jacob Rothschild, who served as rabbi for the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in Atlanta from 1946 to 1973, reads during a Rosh Hashanah service. During his tenure Rothschild was an advocate for civil rights and developed a close friendship with Martin Luther King Jr.
Photograph of Rabbi Jacob Rothschild reading during a Rosh Hashanah service in at the synagogue for the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in Atlanta, Georgia. He stands at the front of the sanctuary, and the ark sits behind him. Candelabra holding seven candles each rise on either side of the ark. The curved ceiling above Rabbi Rothschild is highly ornamented. From 1946 until his death in 1973, Rothschild served as rabbi for the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, Atlanta's oldest and most prominent Jewish synagogue, also known as "the Temple." - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/jacob-rothschild-1911-1973/m-10463/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/jacob-rothschild-1911-1973
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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