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The history of the Jews in Atlanta began in the early years of the city's settlement, and the Jewish community continues to grow today. In its early decades, the Jewish community was largely made up of German Jewish immigrants who quickly assimilated and were active in broader Atlanta society.
Because of the influence and activity of Beth Jacob in the Jewish life of Atlanta, a large number of Jews moved into the area along LaVista Road. Eventually, this led to the establishment of five other Jewish congregations nearby as well as an Orthodox high school for girls (Temima) and Yeshiva Ohr Yisrael, an Orthodox high school for boys.
The Temple (formally, the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation) is a Reform Jewish congregation and synagogue located at 1589 Peachtree Street NE, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States. The oldest Jewish congregation in Atlanta, it was established in 1860 to serve the needs of German-Jewish immigrants.
The Breman Museum connects all people to Jewish history, culture and arts. Visitor in Holocaust Exhibition at The Breman Museum. The Ida Pearle and Joseph Cuba Archives for Southern Jewish History at The Breman Museum has over 50,000 photographs, documents, oral histories and objects representing Southern Jewish History.
The bombing ripped the delicate social fabric of Atlanta, which called itself the "city too busy to hate," [7] although it also elicited widespread support for Rothschild and the Temple from Jewish and non-Jewish Atlantans alike. [6] By early November 1958, the Temple had received over $12,000 in donations to its rebuilding fund. [8]
While many notable Northern Jews participated in the civil rights movement (some of them even held leadership positions in the NAACP [25]), the history of Jewish involvement in the South is a little more complicated. Much of the same racial tension that existed between African Americans and Jews during Civil War was still present in the mid ...
The Jewish community in Atlanta was the largest in the Southern United States, and the Franks belonged to a cultured and philanthropic community whose leisure pursuits included opera and bridge. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] Although the Southern United States was not specifically known for its antisemitism, Frank's northern culture and Jewish faith added to ...
History of the Jews in Atlanta; 0–9. 1950s synagogue bombings; A. Atlanta Jewish Film Festival; The Atlanta Jewish Times; B. Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta) G.