Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing

Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing
LocationAtlanta, Georgia
DateOctober 12, 1958
TargetHebrew Benevolent Congregation (Reform Jewish temple)
Attack type
Dynamite bombing
Deaths0
Injured0
PerpetratorsUnknown
Motiveapparently anti-Semitism; group involved was likely white supremacist

The Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple bombing occurred on October 12, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia. The Hebrew Benevolent Congregation Temple, on Peachtree Street, housed a Reform Jewish congregation. The building was damaged extensively by the dynamite-fueled explosion, although no one was injured. Five suspects were arrested almost immediately after the bombing. One of them, George Bright, was tried twice. His first trial ended with a hung jury and his second with an acquittal. As a result of Bright's acquittal, the other suspects were not tried, and no one was ever convicted of the bombing.