Category Archives: Georgetown

History of Temple Beth Elohim

Corner Screven and Highmarket Streets Georgetown, SC  Temple Beth Elohim Cemetery, Founded 1772 Jews arrived in the historic seaport of Georgetown, S.C. in the mid 1700s and by 1800, were a small but important portion of the population. Two of the first to arrive were brothers Abraham and Solomon Cohen. Along with Mordecai Myers, these gentlemen were […]