Mount Zion congregants and clergy gathered with Black community leaders as part of a Black-Jewish dialogue program. They are pictured outside of the Summit Avenue Temple in protest against the oppression of Black South Africans under apartheid…
Designed by Bauhaus architect Eric Erich Mendelsohn, construction at Mount Zion Temple's current home began in 1953. This black and white image taken in 1955 captures the exterior of the structure, facing the educational wing.
The Mount Zion Women’s Sisterhood publicized the ideal Jewish home. Here, in 1949, they are seen modeling how to set the table properly for the Jewish holidays.
Mufti Muhammad Sadiq was the first missionary of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community in the United States. He settled in Chicago and sought to convert African Americans to Ahmadiyya interpretation of Islam.