- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Temple bombing
- Creator:
- Hatfield, Edward A.
- Date of Original:
- 2007-06-01
- Subject:
- Synagogues--Georgia--Atlanta
Bombings--Georgia--Atlanta
Antisemitism--Georgia--Atlanta
Rabbis--Georgia--Atlanta
Political violence--Georgia--Atlanta
Jews--Violence against--Georgia--Atlanta
Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973
Hartsfield, William Berry
Temple (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Temple bombing in Atlanta, Georgia. In the early hours of October 12, 1958, fifty sticks of dynamite exploded in a recessed entranceway at the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, Atlanta's oldest and most prominent synagogue, also known as "the Temple." The sanctuary suffered minor damage, while other parts of the building were devastated; no people were hurt or killed. But the blast shook the city's confidence and rattled its composure, causing many to reappraise, however briefly, Atlanta's reputation as "the City Too Busy to Hate."
GSE identifier: SS8H11 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/temple-bombing/
- Language:
- eng
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