Shaare Zedek Synagogue (Missouri)

For similarly named synagogues, see 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
Shown within St. Louis
Geographic coordinates	38°39′48″N90°19′59″W / 38.6632°N 90.3331°W / 38.6632; -90.3331
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

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]} In 1997, Franklin, who was now serving multiple life sentences for other crimes, was found guilty of capital murder for killing Goldman and sentenced to death. He was executed on November 20, 2013. ^[6]

References

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.
4. Fattel, Isabel (October 28, 2018). "A Brief History of Anti-Semitic Violence in America". The Atlantic . Retrieved October 29, 2018.
5. Green, David (October 28, 2018). "From Lynchings to Mass Shootings: The History of Deadly Attacks on Jews in America". Haaretz . Retrieved November 20, 2018.
6. Vitello, Paul (November 20, 2013). "White Supremacist Convicted of Several Murders Is Put to Death in Missouri". New York Times . Retrieved October 29, 2018.

External links

• "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.