Richland in Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Jewish Community Center Bombing

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

1. Jewish Community Center Bombing Marker

Inscription. At 8:07 p.m. on Sunday, March 16, 1958 a bomb exploded at the Jewish Community Center at 3500 West End Avenue. The JCC, which was located here from 1952-84, often hosted community meetings aimed at desegregating Nashville's schools and communities based on the Jewish values of equality and justice for all. Rabbi William Silverman received a call from the "Confederate Underground” claiming responsibility for the bombing. The JCC opened one day later to demonstrate its resilience.

Erected 2019 by The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County. (Marker Number 199.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Law Enforcement • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee, The Historical Commission of Metropolitan Nashville and Davidson County series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 16, 1958.

Location. 36° 8.181′ N, 86° 49.343′ W. Marker is in Nashville, Tennessee, in Davidson County. It is in Richland. It is at the intersection of West End Avenue (U.S. 70S) and Four-Forty Parkway (Interstate 440), on the right when traveling west on West End Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 141 West End Pl, Nashville TN 37205, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Middle Tennessee.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Richland-West End (approx. 0.2 miles away); West End High School (approx. 0.2 miles away); Albertine Maxwell (approx. 0.3 miles away); XVI Corps Line of Departure (approx. 0.3 miles away); Washington Hall (approx. 0.4 miles away); Russ McCown (approx. 0.4 miles away); Love Circle Park (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named Nashville Academy of Medicine (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Nashville.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Nashville Academy of Medicine (was approx. 0.4 miles away but has been permanently removed).

More about this marker. Marker located at 440 Greenway entrance off southern terminus of West End Place. A guardrail blocks access from West End Avenue.

Also see . . . Marking the 60th Anniversary of the Jewish Community Center Bombing. From March 12, 2018 issue of Nashville Scene (Submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, March 28, 2020

2. Jewish Community Center Bombing Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,357 times since then and 80 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 1, 2020, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.