November 7, 2015Columbia SC Pre-conference Roundtable with Ex-Pats of South Carolina’s Capital CityClick Here to listen to the presentation. Deep Roots, Lofty Branches: Perspectives on the Capital City’s Early JewsPresented by Belinda and Richard GergelClick Here to listen to the presentation. Panel Discussion–Moving Merchandise and Making Memories: Contributions of Jewish Merchants to Columbia’s Downtown Commercial […]
November 8, 2015Orangeburg, SC Tour of Sunny Side Hebrew Cemetery650 Summers Avenue Panel Discussion – Midlands Memories: Patches on a fading QuiltModerator: Dale Rosengarten, with introduction by David FarrPanelists: Gene Atkinson, Blanche C Cohen, Irvin Cohen, Ronald Cohen, Brenda Yeoman Lederman, Ernest L Marcus, Rhetta Aronson Mendelsohn, Stev Savitz, Becky R UlmerClick Here to listen […]
Russell StreetOrangeburg, SCNovember 8, 2015  Orangeburg Historical Marker Wording Jewish Merchants Russell St., historic hub of Orangeburg’s commercial life, was home to Jewish merchants for over 100 years. German Jews began settling in Orangeburg in the 1850’s followed in the next century by Eastern European Jews. Deopold Louis was likely the first Jewish merchant […]
Click to view the Pocket Guide to Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim and Charleston Jewish History This publication is the work of many hands. We express our sincere appreciation to the following individuals: William A. Rosenthall, OBM, Rabbi Emeritus; Anthony D. Holz, Rabbi Emeritus; Solomon Breibart, OBM, Historian and recipient of Order of Jewish Palmetto by […]
Lourie’s Department Store, Columbia, SC, 2000. Left to right: Frank, A. M. (Mick), Joel, Isidore, Louis Lourie.Photo by Bill Aron. Special Collections, College of Charleston Columbia replaced Charleston as South Carolina’s capital in 1786, bringing the seat of government within reach of the state’s upcountry settlers, whose numbers were increasing as pioneers ventured inland to […]