Author Archives: JHSSC
Fall 2021
Temple Beth El Memorial Plaques
Photographs supplied by Mitch LitwerNames on these plaques do not mean a person lived or is buried in Rock Hill, SC.
Conversations with Judge Richard Gergel and Robert Rosen
August 22, 2021South Carolina Jews and Medicine: Session IJewish Quotas for Admission to Medical and Dental Schools, 1920’s -1960’s: A National Perspective. View the Power Point Presentation Read The Jewish Problem in U.S. Medical Education, 1920-1955 [PDF] Read Frank Porter Graham, Isaac Hall Manning, and the Jewish Quota at the University of North Carolina Medical […]
Laurelwood Cemetery
Dr. Leon Banov: A Renaissance Man
Remember typewriters? Remember how the keys often clogged with ink from the ribbon? About one hundred years ago, my grandfather Dr. Leon Banov co-invented a solution to clean the keys. It was called Clar-O-Type. Leon Banov’s history as an immigrant who served as Charleston’s health director for about 40 years is well known to 20th-century […]
Spring 2021
Fall 2020
Upcoming Events
Jewish South Carolinians and the American Revolution Saturday, May 3 – Sunday, May 4, 2025Madren Center, Clemson University Agenda Saturday 11:00 “The Battle of Esseneca and Fort Rutledge Excursion” See where it happened. This excursion will retrace history and orient participants to the location where the Battle of Esseneca occurred and where Francis Salvador died. […]
Turning Out the Lights
Sid Dubin in the door of Temple Beth Or, no date. Courtesy of Neil Dubin. Turn out the lights when you leave. It’s a simple statement that we’ve all heard. Seems reasonable, seems easy, but how do you do it? How do you do it when it’s your synagogue and you’re not only leaving, you’re […]