West End Synagogue

West End Synagogue, originally Khal Kodesh Adath Israel and known for a while as the Gay Street Synagogue, is a congregation in Nashville, Tennessee. It is Conservative and dates to the 1850s.[1]

Percival Goodman designed its sanctuary in 1950 with a flexible arrangement that was widely imitated.[2][3] The synagogue includes the Beit Miriam Religious School.[4] Alumni of the school include Rosalind Helderman.

Arthur Hertzbeg was the rabbi from 1947 until 1956.[5]

In June 1990, the Dixie Knights chapter of the Ku Klux Klan shot at the temple in a drive-by shooting, with Grand Wizard Leonard William Armstrong firing a TEC-9 and member Damien Patton driving. KKK member and Christian music producer Jonathan David Brown was found guilty of conspiracy and two counts of perjury for accessory after the fact. Damien Patton pleaded guilty to juvenile misdemeanor.[6][7]

See also

References
  1. Olitzky, Kerry M.; Raphael, Marc Lee (May 2, 1996). "The American Synagogue: A Historical Dictionary and Sourcebook". Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.
  2. Raphael, Marc Lee (April 18, 2011). "The Synagogue in America: A Short History". NYU Press – via Google Books.
  3. Goodman, Percival (May 2, 2001). "Percival Goodman: Architect - Planner - Teacher - Painter". Princeton Architectural Press – via Google Books.
  4. "Religious School". West End Synagogue.
  5. Nadell, Pamela Susan (May 2, 1988). "Conservative Judaism in America: A Biographical Dictionary and Sourcebook". ABC-CLIO – via Google Books.
  6. Justia.com. US Court of Appeals, Cases & Opinions. United States of America, Plaintiff-appellee, v. Jonathan David Brown, Defendant-appellant. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  7. Barone, Vincent (2020-04-28). "Banjo app CEO Damien Patton reportedly has KKK past, helped in synagogue shooting". New York Post. Retrieved 2020-05-04.

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