Above: Sam Siegel, (front row, seventh from left) with his platoon at Camp Blanding, FL, August 1944 Our father, Sam Siegel, was born to Russian immigrants on February 27, 1915, in Anderson, South Carolina, the fifth of eight children. At that time Anderson was a mill town with a small Jewish population and an active […]
Membership Categories JHSSC Student $18 JHSSC Individual/Family/Gift $54 JHSSC Friend $200 JHSSC Patron $500 JHSSC Pillar $1,000 ($5,000 payable in five annual installments of $1,000 each) JHSSC Benefactor $1000 JHSSC Foundational Pillar $2000 ($10,000 payable in five annual installments of $2,000 each) Other or Donation $____ To join […]
JHSSC Officers President: Steve Savitz, Columbia VP, Fundraising and Membership: Mickey Rosenblum, Charleston VP, Education and Publications: Anita Rosenberg, Charleston VP, Archives and Historical Sites: Joe Wachter, Myrtle Beach Treasurer: Barry Draisen, Anderson Secretary: Laura Moses, Charleston Archivist: Marcie Baker, Columbia Immediate Past President: Alex Cohen, Darlington JHSSC Staff Rachel Gordin Barnett, Executive Director Enid […]
The seeds of the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina (JHSSC) were sown in 1993 at a panel discussion sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston. The topic under consideration was Jewish life in small towns across South Carolina, and panelists spoke with a sense of urgency about the decline of […]
The seeds of the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina (JHSSC) were sown in 1993 at a panel discussion sponsored by the Jewish Studies Program at the College of Charleston. The topic under consideration was Jewish life in small towns across South Carolina, and panelists spoke with a sense of urgency about the decline of […]
Our House by the Sea: Art, Culture, Symbols, and Values Congregation Beth Yam is proud of its collection of ritual art and sacred objects that are integrated into the architecture of our synagogue. This beautiful brochure represents another example of building the spiritual community that forms the core of our temple. Judaism has a long history […]
A History of Congregation Beth Yam4501 Meeting StreetHilton Head, SC 29926 In the beginning the Jews of Hilton Head were few and scattered and were without form. Jews had come to visit, but developers did not encourage settlement. Nevertheless, the first Jewish wedding took place on August 24, 1974. The marriage of Cosimo and Deborah […]
316 Park AvenueFlorence, SC TEMPLE BETH ISRAEL – THEN AND NOWBy: Beatrice K. Rogol “To unite the Hebrews of Florence and surrounding country into a fraternal and benevolent association and to assist needy Israelites.” “The purchasing and maintaining of a suitable burying ground.” These were the two objectives of the Florence Hebrew Benevolent Association, taken from […]