Shaare Zedek Synagogue (University City, Missouri)

Shaare Zedek
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)

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]

Shooting[edit]

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[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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[1] "Commemorate: Our history". Kol Rinah. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[2] "Jewish merger born of hardship". St. Louis Post Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. September 25, 2012.

[3] "Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel and Shaare Zedek Synagogue". St. Louis Jewish Light. St. Louis, Missouri. January 2, 2013.

[FattelAmerica-4] Fattel, Isabel (October 28, 2018). "A Brief History of Anti-Semitic Violence in America". The Atlantic. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

[VitelloMissouri-5] Vitello, Paul (November 20, 2013). "White Supremacist Convicted of Several Murders Is Put to Death in Missouri". New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

[GreenAmerica-6] Green, David (October 28, 2018). "From Lynchings to Mass Shootings: The History of Deadly Attacks on Jews in America". Haaretz. Retrieved November 20, 2018.

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