Category Archives: Past

Kugels & Collards Stories of Food, Family, and Tradition in Jewish South Carolina

Around the Table Bryn Wengrow Ferris Marcie

Calling Beaufort Home

June 10-12, 2022Beaufort, SC Friday, June 10 7:00 p.m. Shabbat ServicesBeth Israel, 401 Scott StreetOneg Shabbat hosted by Beth Israel Congregation Saturday, June 11Beth Israel, 401 Scott Street 11:30 a.m. Registration OpensBox lunch, social hall 12:30 p.m. Welcome and Opening RemarksAlex Cohen 12:45 p.m. From Blue Collars to Blue Serge Suits: Beaufort’s Jewish SettlersDale Rosengarten […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

“Between the Waters”: Hobcaw Barony and Georgetown

October 14-15, 2017 Hobcaw Barony and Georgetown, SC ” ngg_triggers_display=”never” ngg_proofing_display=”0″ order_by=”sortorder” order_direction=”ASC” returns=”included” maximum_entity_count=”500″] Saturday, October 14 ~ Hobcaw Barony Native Americans to Native New Yorker, Hobcaw Barony From 6000 bcE–1964 – presentation by Lee G. Brockington, Senior Interpreter, Hobcaw Barony Bus tour of Hobcaw property Between the Waters – presentation by Betsy Newman, […]

“The ‘Kingdom of Israel’ in this town”: Jewish Merchants of Charleston and Summerville

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, […]

Looking Back and Moving Forward

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 […]

Courage, Conscience, and Conformity: SC Jews and the Civil Rights Movement

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, […]