Creve Coeur in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Gerald Gordon

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 3, 2019

1. Gerald Gordon Marker

Inscription. On October 8, 1977, Gerald Gordon was assassinated upon leaving the Bar Mitzvah of Richard Kalina at Brith Sholom Kneseth Israel congregation in Richmond Heights, Missouri. His killer, a notorious anti-Semite and white supremacist, was brought to justice in 1997 and finally executed in 2013. This memorial stone is a reminder of the overwhelming suffering and everlasting pain suffered by his wife Sheila Gordon and their three daughters Hope, Michele and Traci and all of those who interacted with Gerald Gordon, including the St Louis Jewish community at large. May his memory be a blessing.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 8, 1977.

Location. 38° 41.105′ N, 90° 24.426′ W. Marker is in Creve Coeur, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It can be reached from Millstone Campus Drive just east of Guelbreth Lane, on the right when traveling east. Marker is near the entrance of the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center, in the memorial garden. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12 Millstone

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Campus Drive St Louis MO 63146, Saint Louis MO 63141, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Waterways Connect Us All (approx. one mile away); Lackland / Baker Mansion (approx. 1.2 miles away); The Rock House (approx. 1.2 miles away); Halsey C. Ives Mansion (approx. 1.4 miles away); Holy Family Cemetery (approx. 1.6 miles away); Creve Coeur Lake Streetcar (approx. 1.6 miles away); Site of Appel House (approx. 1.8 miles away); Site of Lackland Avenue School (approx. 1.9 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Wildwood Estate (was approx. 1.6 miles away but

Photographed by Jason Voigt, January 3, 2019

2. Gerald Gordon Marker

Found in the Holocaust Memorial Garden outside the Holocaust Museum

has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Holocaust Museum and Learning Center. Official website for the museum, where the outdoor plaque is (Submitted on January 22, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on September 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 22, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 666 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 22, 2020, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.