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(Jewish Group) Birmingham synagogue marked a historic site for role in the Civil Rights Movement
Now marked as a historic site, the Temple Beth El still stands after an attempted bombing more than 60 years ago.
“54 sticks of dynamite were placed in a window well right outside this building on April 28, 1958. Luckily it did not detonate, but if it had, it would’ve destroyed this building and much of the city block,” Margaret Norman with Temple Beth El said.
Temple Beth El on 21st Street in Birmingham was targeted during the civil rights era due to the role some Jewish people had in supporting equal rights for black people.
Officials believe the bomb didn’t detonate because it rained.
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