May 20-21, 2017 Charleston SC and Summerville SC Friday, May 19 ~ Charleston Reception – Home of Albert and Robyn Mercer Saturday, May 20 ~ Charleston King Street Walking Tour – meet at 96 Wentworth Street The Transformation of King Street: The Price of Success – Steve Litvin, Professor, Department of Hospitality and Tourism Management, […]
Save the date for the JHSSC’s Fall 2018 meeting in Sumter and Camden, SC, October 20-21, 2018. The meeting will focus on the realities of Southern Jewish communities in decline and will include a visit to Sumter’s Temple Sinai Jewish History Center. To sign up for the Fall 2018 Meeting, please *CLICK HERE TO REGISTER*. A […]
October 21-23, 2016 Greenville SC Dedication of Marker – Mindy Levi, president, Congregation Beth Israel,- History of the Congregation Reception in the Sukkah following marker dedication Panel Discussion – Max Heller: The Father of Modern Greenville Moderator: Ernie Marcus, President JHSSC Panelists: Trude Heller, Francis Heller, Susan Heller Moses, Steven Heller, The Honorable Richard W […]
April 16-17, 2016Charleston SC Saturday, April 16:Let us Break Bread Together: African Americans, Jews, and South Carolina’s Civil Rights Struggle-Bobby Donaldson, Associate Professor of History, University of South CarolinaClick Here to listen to the presentation. Panel Discussion – Rising to the Challenge: Jewish Politicians in and Age of ChangeModerator: The Honorable jean Toal, Chief Justice, […]
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 […]
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of VE-DayMay 2-3, 2015Charleston, SC
May 2, 2015 Charleston, SC Reception Honoring Ann Meddin Hellman, recipient, Order of the Jewish Palmetto Jeffrey Rosenblum’s Speech Honoring Ann Meddin Hellman I have known Ann and Max almost as long as I have lived in Charleston, and have shared many good times with them. My wife Mickey attended Ashley Hall with Ann. Mickey’s […]
Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of VE-Day
May 2-3 2015
Charleston SC Southern Jews and World War II: On the Home Front and Frontlines Dan J Puckett FDR and the Jews: the Controversy Resolved Allan J Lichtman Notes from the Battlefield and the Home Front: A Panel Discussion Moderator: Jack Bass Panelists: Joseph Mazo Butwin, Gale Siegel Messerman, […]
November 16, 2014Aiken, SC The Remarkable Story of the Early Jews of South CarolinaThe Honorable Richard Gergel Robert Rosen, Esq. Click to Hear The Story Panel Discussion: Aiken Pioneers, Then and NowModerator: Dale RosengartenPanelists: Doris L. Baumgarten, Nelson A. Danish, Marvin Efron, Samuel Wold Ellis. Judith Evans, Jeffrey Kaplan, Sondra S Katzenstein, Ernie Levinson, Irene K Rudnick, Stephen K SuraskyClick to […]