The Temple (Hebrew Benevolent Congregation), Atlanta, GA

The Temple, formally the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, is Atlanta's oldest Jewish congregation and the city's first official Jewish institution. It grew out of the Hebrew Benevolent Society, organized in 1860 to secure a burial ground and provide relief for the Jewish poor, and received its charter as a congregation in 1867. After building its first permanent worship hall in downtown Atlanta in 1875, the congregation moved in 1931 to its current home on Peachtree Street in Midtown, a landmark building designed by architect Philip Trammell Shutze.

A leading member of the Union for Reform Judaism, The Temple became a center of civil rights advocacy under Rabbi Jacob Rothschild, who served from 1946 to 1973. On October 12, 1958, white supremacists bombed the building in response to the congregation's support of the movement. Today, under Senior Rabbi Peter Berg, The Temple continues as a hub of Jewish spiritual, educational, and social life, carrying its justice legacy forward through the Rothschild Social Justice Institute.

For more information, visit their official website: The Temple.