israel israel congregation israel tree life conservative jewish congregation located road montgomery alabama israel established orthodox speaking recent eastern european immigrants rejected reform practices montgomery established congregation montgomery temple renting quarters number years congregation purchased permanent building monroe street constructed new building israel came national attention civil rights movement activism eventually left result constructed current building road joined subsequently hired orthodox israel conservative woman alabama left seek treatment aids result accidental needle working nurse established speaking particularly rhodes congregation grew slowly completed construction building congregation moved new building 1990s children moved away montgomery difficulty finding lead congregations merged adopted current israel merger president israel early history jews immigrated montgomery russia poland romania late 19th century israel established members montgomery oldest temple originally organized orthodox congregation montgomery german jews 1870s steadily adopted reform practices changed temple officially joined reform movement recent eastern european immigrant members wanted service hebrew followed orthodox practice decided organize congregation president hungarian jew immigrated galveston texas ran small dry goods store montgomery donated rooms house new congregation held services congregation constitution written services held hebrew men women sat separately men covered heads mandated constitution years congregation grew moved number rented locations including rented office space annex members annual revenue today year temple members revenues today reflecting membership growing israel wrote constitution english year congregation dedicated permanent building monroe street hired time purchased building monroe congregation built new land handsome brick building notable shape dedicated time israel member families native czechoslovakia ukraine pulpit moving louisiana chicago native previously served virginia house israel calgary alberta served membership dropped member families era israel came national attention wake montgomery bus boycott time serving israel years mississippi 8th generation line friends hebrew speaking avenue church result friendship king involved civil rights movement known liberal frequently appearing local television radio stations king discuss civil rights issues including boycott spoke panel clergy local radio station included white roman catholic priest nearby black baptist minister black activist bennett subsequently arrested obscure conspiracy charge picture appeared article boycott leadership grew concerned activism lead backlash trustees called emergency meeting sent president demand support boycott ask life withdraw article agree submit public speeches board advance pre approval refused insisted participation endorsement boycott wrote sermon following included prayer participants boycott sermon printed called trustees inform contents trustee asked modify sermon refused trustees ordered stop inviting black weekly hebrew class speeches statements outside long completely refused trustees responded refusing visit home literally turning backs contract came renewal year argued matter vote trustees refused voted renew contract left trustees unanimously voted sign agreement discuss segregation post 1950s traditional strictly orthodox example monroe street building seating men left seating women right mixed seating middle following departure congregation formally moved conservative hiring conservative moved current location road hired graduated mixed seating turn microphone turn faced congregation orthodox style november hired missouri served retirement succeeded graduate served moving israel pennsylvania mid-1970s early 1980s graduate joined director hebrew education program position held receiving conservative jewish theological seminary america joined israel served israel hired convert catholicism nurse posted intern hired time graduation conservative woman alabama following year revealed aids result accidental needle working nurse congregation rallied insisting continue work wearing red aids awareness gave position moved birmingham alabama cutting edge treatment birmingham aids research clinic died joined israel graduate ordained assistant georgia coming israel chaplain stationed adriatic_sea war tenure remained reserve notable members president inducted secretary state attorney general lieutenant governor governor alabama don family members catholic wife grew birmingham alabama children jewish daughter celebrated february jew rhodes settled montgomery sponsored greek orthodox friend jews followed rhodes rest greece turkey small community celebrated held high holiday services space rented israel named congregation tree life writing constitution temple gave formally incorporated congregation bought house street completed construction building time congregation comprised families german occupation greece jews rhodes sent concentration camp result members close family members killed holocaust occupation members congregation rhodes buried war retrieved sent israel able 1950s added great deal english prayer services conducted solely hebrew montgomery bus boycott solomon spoke favor boycott segregation citing demand social justice followed told friends longer come dinner received bomb threat toned support congregation moved new building children congregation generally moved away montgomery 1990s congregation difficulty finding relying instead lay leaders occasional services nearby ended services congregation member families board directors decided accept offer enter merger negotiations israel israel merged israel oversaw merger merged congregation israel new combined traditions rituals moved congregation israel previous years congregation new_jersey led protests congregation posthumous induction prominent united_states_navy officer frequent political candidate outspoken moved pittsburgh august congregation post native baltimore master degree physics decades worked software engineer began studying studies ordained israel president
Agudath Israel Etz Ahayem