Author Archives: Mark Swick
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 […]
Fall 2019
Mapping Jewish Charleston
Though Charleston’s Jewish history, dating back to the late 17th century, is becoming better known to academics, most people are unaware of the basic facts. How many know, for example, that 200 years ago Charleston boasted the largest Jewish population on the North American continent, and that Carolina claims many firsts in Jewish history—the first […]
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 […]
Spring 2019
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 […]
Fall 2018
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, […]