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Calling Beaufort Home
June 10-12, 2022Beaufort, SC Friday, June 10 7:00 p.m. Shabbat ServicesBeth Israel, 401 Scott StreetOneg Shabbat hosted by Beth Israel Congregation Saturday, June 11Beth Israel, 401 Scott Street 11:30 a.m. Registration OpensBox lunch, social hall 12:30 p.m. Welcome and Opening RemarksAlex Cohen 12:45 p.m. From Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish SettlersDale Rosengarten […]
In Search of Jewish Spartanburg
November 9-10, 2019Spartanburg, SC Saturday, November 9 In Search of Jewish Spartanburg Joe Wachter, Myrtle Beach, SC Click Here to listen to the Presentation Hub City ReminiscesModerator: Joe Wachter, Myrtle Beach, SC Panelists: Dot Frank, Allan From, Gloria Goldberg, Andy Poliakoff, Gary Smiley, Sandy Smiley, Ben Stauber Click Here to listen to the Presentation Sunday, November 10 […]
Upcoming Events
FROM KALUSZYN TO CHARLESTON Charleston, South CarolinaMay 17 – 19, 2024 WHO ARE YOUR LANDSMEN?Jewish emigrants from Eastern Europe tended to identify with their town of origin and often followed their landsmen, or fellow countrymen, to their new home city in the United States. Assistance might come from family, or in some cases, from a […]
Revisiting the Past and Envisioning the Future
JHSSC Celebrates 25 YearsMay 18-19, 2019Charleston, SC Saturday, May 18 Layers of HistoryLisa Rosamond Thompson, College of CharlestonClick Here to listen to the Presentation Merchants: The Marrow of the Southern Jewish ExperienceStephen J. Whitfield, Max Richter Professor of American Civilization, Emeritus, Brandeis UniversityClick Here to listen to the Presentation Merchants on the Move Moderator: Katharine […]
Endangered Congregations | Strategies for Survival
Saturday, October 20 What a Big City Boy Learned About Small Town Jewish Life: The JCLP Experience David Sarnat, President, Jewish Community Legacy Project Endangered Congregations Moderator: Noah Levine, Vice President, Jewish Community Legacy Project Panelists: Garry Baum (Camden); Barry Draisen (Anderson); Louis Drucker (Kingstree); Barry Frishberg (Orangeburg); Jack Lieb (Orangeburg); Rhetta Mendelsohn (Orangeburg); Paul […]
JHSSC Spring 2018 Meeting
Memory, Monuments, and Memorials April 28–29, 2018 ” ngg_triggers_display=”never” ngg_proofing_display=”0″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Saturday, April 28 Shared Memories, Equal Justice? Moderator: Hon. Richard Gergel Claire Curtis, Political Science Professor, College of Charleston; Rev. Joseph A. Darby, Presiding Elder of the Beaufort District of the AME Church; Armand Derfner, Civil Rights Attorney; Rev. Charles Heyward, Co-President, […]
“Between the Waters”: Hobcaw Barony and Georgetown
October 14-15, 2017 Hobcaw Barony and Georgetown, SC ” ngg_triggers_display=”never” ngg_proofing_display=”0″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Saturday, October 14 ~ Hobcaw Barony Native Americans to Native New Yorker, Hobcaw Barony From 6000 bcE–1964 – presentation by Lee G. Brockington, Senior Interpreter, Hobcaw Barony Bus tour of Hobcaw property Between the Waters – presentation by Betsy Newman, […]
“The ‘Kingdom of Israel’ in this town”: Jewish Merchants of Charleston and Summerville
May 20-21, 2017 Charleston SC and Summerville SC Friday, May 19 ~ Charleston Reception – Home of Albert and Robyn Mercer Saturday, May 20 ~ Charleston King Street Walking Tour – meet at 96 Wentworth Street The Transformation of King Street: The Price of Success – Steve Litvin, Professor, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, […]
JHSSC Fall Meeting & Partner Events
Save the date for the JHSSC’s Fall 2018 meeting in Sumter and Camden, SC, October 20-21, 2018. The meeting will focus on the realities of Southern Jewish communities in decline and will include a visit to Sumter’s Temple Sinai Jewish History Center. To sign up for the Fall 2018 Meeting, please *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*. A […]