Editor’s note: This article is part of We the People , a series marking the upcoming 250th birthday of the United States of America by Gray Media, parent company of WANF Atlanta News First .

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The ugly face of antisemitism struck Atlanta in a violent way on Oct. 12, 1958, when the city’s oldest and most prominent synagogue was bombed.

In the early morning hours, 50 sticks of dynamite exploded in a recessed entranceway at the Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple on Peachtree Street.

The explosion caused extensive damage to the building, estimated between $100,000 and $200,000, or about $1 million today.

No one was injured or killed.

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The bombing is presumed t

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