Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973

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From 1946 until his death in 1973, Jacob Rothschild served as rabbi for the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, Atlanta's oldest and most prominent synagogue, also known as "the Temple." Throughout his rabbinate, Rothschild forged close relationships with members of the city's Christian clergy, helped to engineer Atlanta's moderate political consensus, and distinguished himself as a charismatic spokesperson for civil rights. ("Jacob Rothschild (1911-1973).," The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved June 8, 2007: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.)

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Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973

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Martin Luther King, Jr., with Rabbi Jacob M. Rothschild, at South's first racially integrated banquet, held at Dinkler Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, on January 27, 1965, honoring King for winning the Nobel Peace Prize, the year before.

Creator:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:: 1965-01-27
Collection:: Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Nobel Peace Prize recognition dinner, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Dinkier Plaza Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia, January 27, 1965

Creator:: Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers (Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1965-01-27
Collection:: Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976
Contributing Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

Ministers' Manifesto

Creator:: Hatfield, Edward A.
Date of Original:: 2007-10-12
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Rothschild, Jacob M., 1911-1973

Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs

Lane Brothers Commercial Photographers Photographic Collection, 1920-1976

New Georgia Encyclopedia