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Congregation Beth El (Atlanta, Ga.) Records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 058

Scope and Contents

Researchers studying the Congregation Beth El Records will gain insight into Conservative Judaism in Atlanta in the mid-20th century. All material is arranged in alphabetical order and chronologically within each folder.

Dates

  • Majority of material found within 1954 - 1961

Creator

Biographical / Historical

On May 25, 1954, a meeting was held at the Atlanta Jewish Community Center attended by seventeen people to discuss organizing a new synagogue. Mr. Irwin Krick, acting as chairman, explained that two weeks previous a meeting was held at which time the group present decided to write to the United Synagogues of America requesting information for the group. A copy of the letter sent was read, a reply had not yet been received. The chair then called for a discussion by those present of their thoughts concerning a new synagogue. This discussion showed that those assembled felt that the function of a synagogue should not only be religious but social and cultural as well. That each member be an integral part and accept responsibility thereby feeling needed. The liberal conservative aspect was discussed and the thought introduced that the religious expressions not be a by-product of the social activities. They then founded Congregation Beth El, a Conservative synagogue that existed for the next decade.

Extent

0.2 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Congregation Beth El was a short-lived Conservative synagogue established in 1954. The records consist of certificate, scrapbook, song sheet, and newsletter.

Arrangement

All material is arranged in alphabetical order and chronologically within each folder.

Related Materials

Mss 057, Congregation Or Ve Shalom Records Mss 059, The Temple Records Mss 089, Temple Israel (Columbus, Ga.) Records Mss 090, Rabbi Edmund A. Landau Family Papers Mss 111, Rabbi Emanuel Feldman Papers

Separated Materials

All photographs removed to visual arts collection.

Title
Congregation Beth El (Atlanta, Ga.) Records, Mss 58
Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository

Contact:
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700