You can learn more about the history of this synagogue at A Shtetl Grew in Bessemer.
The synagogue was sold to an African-American evangelist church in 1974 and was still serving in that capaciy in 2012 when Lynn Franklin took the following
photos:
Temple Beth El
17th St. North at Sixth Avenue
Bessemer Al
August 2012
Photos by Lynn Franklin
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