Christian clergyman painting over swastikas painted on the exterior of Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, Minnesota

Contributing Organization:: University of Minnesota Libraries, Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives
Title:: Christian clergyman painting over swastikas painted on the exterior of Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, Minnesota
Description:: A Christian clergyman is shown painting over Swastikas and anti-Semitic graffiti as an act of goodwill. Graffiti was found on windows, doors, walls and sidewalks at the synagogue. The vandalism took place in 1978 on the 40th anniversary of ""Crystal Night,"" Germany's campaign to liquidate the Jews.
Date Created:: 1978
Publishing Agency:: Jewish Community Relations Council Anti-Defamation League of Minnesota and the Dakotas, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dimensions:: 9 x 11
Minnesota Digital Library Topic:: Religion
Type:: Still Image
Physical Format:: Color photographs
Library of Congress Subject Headings:: Jews Social Life and Customs
Antisemitism
Keywords:: Anti-Semitism
Synagogues
City or Township:: St. Paul
County:: Ramsey
State or Province:: Minnesota
Country:: United States
GeoNames URI:: http://sws.geonames.org/7214292/
Local Identifier:: 0051-Mount Zion
MDL Identifier:: umn218393
Fiscal Sponsor:: Funding provided to the Minnesota Digital Library through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
Collection Name:: Sharron and Oren Steinfeldt Photography Collection (Box 22, Folder 5)
Rights:: This item may not be reproduced without the expressed written consent of the Nathan and Theresa Berman Upper Midwest Jewish Archives.

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Christian clergyman painting over swastikas painted on the exterior of Mount Zion Temple, St. Paul, Minnesota

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