Synagogue Photos and Historical References
for Selected Shuls in
Southern States

Transcribed and formated
by Lynn Franklin
February 2008

 

This is a table of contents for photos of, and historical references to, several synagogues located generally in the southern or southern border states of the United States. To view our assembled material for any synagogue, just click on the name of each shul listed below. Unless otherwise indicated, the photos were taken by and are the intellectual property of Lynn Ann Franklin of Memphis, TN. Please e-mail or write to her directly for permission to use or reproduce any of these photos at the venues shown below. We hope that you find this information both intrinsically rewarding and a reminder and stimulus to help preserve the old history of our Jewish community, both in the South and elsewhere.

Gemiluth Chassed Temple, Port Gibson, Mississippi
Temple Beth El, Helena, Arkansas
Temple Israel, Paducah, Kentucky
Temple Beth Israel, Clarksdale, Mississippi
History of Adas Israel Temple, Brownsville, TN
Baron Hirsch Congregation, Memphis, TN
Beth Sholom Synagogue, Memphis TN
Rodeph Sholom Synagogue, Rome, GA