United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.387981958-10-12Damage 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.image/jpeghttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/temple-bombingForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/temple-bombingForms part of: New Georgia EncyclopediaAtlanta Journal-Constitution Photographic ArchiveSynagogues--Georgia--AtlantaBombings--Georgia--AtlantaAntisemitism--Georgia--AtlantaRubble--Georgia--AtlantaMen--Georgia--AtlantaTrees--Georgia--AtlantaPine--Georgia--AtlantaPolitical violence--Georgia--AtlantaJews--Violence against--Georgia--AtlantaTemple (Atlanta, Ga.)The Temple BombingStillImage