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Jewish American Society for Historic Preservation
Clergy leading the Mourner’s Kaddish // Photos by Mike Weinroth
August 30, 2023, 10:13 am
Anniversary of Leo Frank’s Death Remembered
Community members and elected officials gathered at the Leo Frank Memorial site to commemorate the anniversary of his murder.
By Mike Weinroth
A memorial to lynching victims in Marietta, adjacent to the Leo Frank memorial, has been repaired and reinstalled.
December 21, 2022, 12:56 pm
2022 YIR: Lynching Memorial Toppled, Then Repaired
A memorial dedicated to victims of lynching was vandalized in February.
By Dave Schechter
A memorial to lynching victims in Marietta, adjacent to the Leo Frank memorial, has been repaired and reinstalled.
May 5, 2022, 2:40 pm
Lynching Memorial in Marietta Repaired
The black granite slab is several feet from the memorial to Leo Frank, the only known Jewish victim of a lynching in the United States.
By Dave Schechter
February 11, 2022, 4:12 pm
Victims Memorial Vandalized in Marietta
A memorial to lynching victims, adjacent to the Leo Frank memorial in Marietta, has been desecrated.
By Dave Schechter
August 26, 2020, 7:07 am
The Story of Leo Frank Lives On
Memorials to Leo Frank and those who were lynched in Georgia are particularly important this year for reasons including rising antisemitism and the current civil rights debate.
By Jerry Klinger, Rabbi Steve Lebow and Allison Padilla-Goodman
Rabbi Steve Lebow alongside the sign commemorating the Leo Frank Lynching.
August 21, 2019, 2:33 pm
My Tribute to Klinger
Rabbi Steven Lebow reflects on his time working with Jerry Klinger on the Leo Frank memorial site, and a new plaque for the ~570 Georgians lynched from 1880-1946.
By Rabbi Steven Lebow
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