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Murder Of Morris Adler
On February 12, 1966, Richard Wishnetsky entered Congregation Shaarey Zedek in Southfield, Michigan, during weekly Shabbat services and, brandishing a firearm, ordered everyone except Rabbi Morris Adler off the synagogue's bimah. After condemning the congregation, Wishnetsky shot Adler and himself. The incident was witnessed by the entire congregation. Due to Adler's stature as one of the most influential leaders of the American Jewish community following World War II, the incident was highly publicized and reported internationally. Morris Adler Early life and education Adler was born to parents Joseph and Jenny Adler in the town of Slutsk, Belarus, in the Russian Empire in 1906. Joseph was a rabbi, and in 1913, the family left Russia for the United States. Settling in New York City, Adler attended DeWitt Clinton High School. He met his future wife, Goldie Kadish, at the age of 18 in 1924. After graduating high school, Adler attended City College of New York and Yeshiva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Congregation Shaarey Zedek
Congregation Shaarey Zedek (/Help:IPA/English, ʃaʔaˈʁeiː ˈtsedek/; , Romanization, romanized: ''Sha'arei tzedek'', transl. 'Gates of Righteousness') is a Conservative Judaism, Conservative synagogue in the Detroit suburb of Southfield, Michigan, Southfield, Michigan, in the United States. History The congregation was founded in 1861 when a faction of more traditional Jews split off from Temple Beth El (Detroit, Michigan), Temple Beth El. Shaarey Zedek was a founding member of the Conservative United Synagogue of America in 1913. The congregation worshiped in a building at the intersection of Congress and St. Antoine streets in Detroit from its founding until 1877 when, on the same site, it erected an elaborate Moorish Revival edifice with tall, twin towers topped with Onion domes. It was the Oldest synagogues in the United States, first purpose-built synagogue in the Detroit area and the first of no fewer than five synagogue buildings that the congregation would build with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
