User:Jami430/History of the Jews in Atlanta

The early Jewish populations rarely encountered anti-Semitism, but they did not assimilate completely with the upper class.

By 1910, the Jewish population had risen to approximately 4,200 people.

By 1915, Atlanta was in the top three largest Jewish community in the South.

German Jewish population
In 1844, the first Jewish population, of German descent, moved to Atlanta.

Russian Jewish population
In the early 1900s, most Jews of Russian descent lived along Decatur Street, which was largely an African-American neighborhood.

Hebrew Benevolent Congregation
The Hebrew Benevolent Congregation, colloquially known as the Temple, was the first synagogue built in Atlanta, in 1877.

The early Russian Jews originally attended the Temple but built their own congregation in 1901 with Ahavath Achim.