United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Hatfield, Edward A.2007-06-01Encyclopedia 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: SS8H11text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Synagogues--Georgia--AtlantaBombings--Georgia--AtlantaAntisemitism--Georgia--AtlantaRabbis--Georgia--AtlantaPolitical violence--Georgia--AtlantaJews--Violence against--Georgia--AtlantaRothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973Hartsfield, William BerryTemple (Atlanta, Ga.)Temple bombingText