Shaare Zedek Synagogue was a Conservative synagogue located in St. Louis, Missouri, in the United States. Founded in 1905, the synagogue merged with Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel synagogue in 2013 to become Kol Rinah.[1][2][3]
| Shaare Zedek | |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Affiliation | Conservative Judaism (former) |
| Ecclesiastical or organizational status | Synagogue (1905–2013) |
| Status | Closed in 2013 (Merged with Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel) |
| Location | |
| Location | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Country | United States |
| Architecture | |
| Date established | 1905 (as a congregation) |
Shooting
editOn 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
edit- ^ "Commemorate: Our history". Kol Rinah. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- ^ "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 (October 28, 2018). "A Brief History of Anti-Semitic Violence in America". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Vitello, Paul (November 20, 2013). "White Supremacist Convicted of Several Murders Is Put to Death in Missouri". New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Green, David (October 28, 2018). "From Lynchings to Mass Shootings: The History of Deadly Attacks on Jews in America". Haaretz. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
External links
edit- "Faith Family Future: Shaare Zedek by Shaare Zedek Synagogue". Shaare Zedek Synagogue. St. Louis, Missouri. 2005.
- "Community Directory". Jewish St Louis. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012.
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