1951 Nashville TN West End Synagogue Dedication Program Percival Goodman Judaica For Sale

Original 24-page program from the four-day dedication of the new building of Khal Kodesh Adath Israel — West End Synagogue — held February 22–25, 1951 (Adar I 16–19, 5711) in Nashville, Tennessee. Saddle-stitched paperback, approximately 8.5\" x 11\".

The sanctuary was designed by architect Percival Goodman, who went on to design more than 50 synagogues nationally between 1948 and 1983 and is widely regarded as the central figure in postwar American synagogue design. This booklet documents the dedication of one of his early built commissions.

Contents include:

• Full schedule of the four-day dedication events — Friday evening service, Saturday Sabbath morning service, Sunday service of dedication, and the testimonial dinner
• \"Seventy-Five Years of Tradition,\" a printed congregational history tracing the charter to 1863, early meeting places on Market and Cherry Streets, and the earlier Gay Street synagogue (1901–1947)
• Full rosters of clergy, officers, board of trustees, and Men\'s Club, Sisterhood, and building committee members
• Rabbi Arthur Hertzberg listed among the clergy — he served this congregation from 1947 to 1956 before his later career as a historian, author, and president of the American Jewish Congress

West End Synagogue remains an active congregation in Nashville today.

Condition: general age-toning to cover and interior pages consistent with a booklet of this vintage; two faint marks near the congregation name on the cover, likely pencil (possibly faint ink); staples and spine in fine shape, no looseness or rust; interior text pages clean and legible. Please review photos and condition description carefully before purchasing.

Ships in a protective sleeve, between cardboard, with a padded mailer; shipping charged separately.