Hyman Rubin, Sr., speaking at the Tree of Life Congregation Centennial Kick-off Ceremony, Columbia City Hall, Friday, January 12, 1996, as part of a weekend meeting of the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina. Photo by Dale Rosengarten. I recall my grandfather, Hyman Rubin, Sr., saying more than once, always with an uncharacteristic double negative […]
Isadore Lourie in the South Carolina Senate chamber with Bishop Fred James (l) and Bishop A. C. Jackson on the occasion of the swearing-in of Bishop Jackson’s son Darrell Jackson in December 1992. Senator Jackson, who succeeded Senator Lourie, is standing behind the desk with his campaign manager, Joel Lourie. Isadore E. Lourie Papers, South […]
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 […]
The Cohens in the living room of the Porcher Avenue family home, Eutawville, SC.  Standing, Left to right: Abe, Moses, Mary (Moses’ wife), Louis , Mary (Marian, Louis’s wife); seated, left to  Janie Marcusright, Corinne (Abe’s wife), Raye (Isaac’s wife), Katie Kresh, Abe Karesh (Katie’s husband); and Janie Marcus.  Collection of Ronald Cohen My mother, Mary Cohen, […]
Indexing of names and photographs supplied by Barry DraisenAdditional information from cemetery recordsNames on these plaques do not mean person lived or is buried in Columbia SC.