Shaare Zedek Synagogue (Missouri)
| Shaare Zedek | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism |
| Status | Closed |
| Location | |
Shaare Zedek Synagogue was a Conservative Jewish synagogue founded in 1905 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. In 2013 the synagogue merged with Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel synagogue in St. Louis, Missouri to become Kol Rinah.[1][2][3]
Shooting
On October 8, 1977, guests who attended a bar mitzvah were leaving Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel synagogue when white supremacist Joseph Paul Franklin began shooting at them, killing Gerald Gordon, and wounding Steven Goldman and William Ash.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ *[1] "Kol Rinah History"
- ^ *Jewish merger born of hardship, St. Louis Post Dispatch (St. Louis, Missouri), September 25, 2012
- ^ *Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel and Shaare Zedek Synagogue, St. Louis Jewish Light (St. Louis, Missouri), January 2, 2013
- ^ Fattel, Isabel (28 October 2018). "A Brief History of Anti-Semitic Violence in America". The Atlantic. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Vitello, Paul (20 November 2013). "White Supremacist Convicted of Several Murders Is Put to Death in Missouri". New York Times. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ Green, David (28 October 2018). "From Lynchings to Mass Shootings: The History of Deadly Attacks on Jews in America". Haaretz. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
External links
- Faith Family Future: Shaare Zedek by Shaare Zedek Synagogue, Shaare Zedek Synagogue (St. Louis, Missouri), 2005
- Community Directory,
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