- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- The Temple Bombing
- Date of Original:
- 1958-10-12
- Subject:
- Synagogues--Georgia--Atlanta
Bombings--Georgia--Atlanta
Antisemitism--Georgia--Atlanta
Rubble--Georgia--Atlanta
Men--Georgia--Atlanta
Trees--Georgia--Atlanta
Pine--Georgia--Atlanta
Political violence--Georgia--Atlanta
Jews--Violence against--Georgia--Atlanta
Temple (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- black-and-white photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Damage to the synagogue of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in Atlanta, known as "the Temple," is pictured on October 12, 1958, the day that fifty sticks of dynamite destroyed portions of the building, including part of the sanctuary.
Damage to the synagogue of the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation in Atlanta, Georgia, known as "the Temple," is pictured on October 12, 1958, the day that fifty sticks of dynamite destroyed portions of the building, including part of the sanctuary. Several passersby stand on the lawn outside the damaged building. Rubble covers the ground in front of them. The involvement of the Temple's rabbi, Jacob Rothschild, in the civil rights movement may have been the motivation behind the bombing. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/temple-bombing/m-5932/
- Rights Holder:
- Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Special Collections & Archives, Georgia State University Library - Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/temple-bombing
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic Archive - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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