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South Carolina
My Own Story
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Baruch, Bernard
.
My Own Story
. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1957.
Baruch: My Own Story
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Baruch, Bernard M.
.
Baruch: My Own Story
. New York: Henry Holt and Co., 1957.
Penina Moise, Southern Jewish Poetess
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Gender and Women’s History
Breibart, Solomon
.
"
Penina Moise, Southern Jewish Poetess
." In
Jews of the South: Selected Essays from the Southern Jewish Historical Society
, 31-43. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1984.
Two Jewish Congregations in Charleston, SC before 1791: A New Conclusion
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Breibart, Solomon
.
"
Two Jewish Congregations in Charleston, SC before 1791: A New Conclusion
."
American Jewish History
69 (1980): 360-363.
The Synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Breibart, Solomon
.
"
The Synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
."
South Carolina Historical Magazine
80, no. July (1979): 215-235.
The Synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
South Carolina
Breibart, Solomon
.
"
The Synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
."
South Carolina Historical Magazine
80 (1979): 215-235.
Speaker Blatt: His Challenges were Greater
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Cauthen, John
.
Speaker Blatt: His Challenges were Greater
. Columbia, SC: R.L. Bryan Co., 1965.
Ludwig Lewisohn in Charleston, 1892-1903
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Chyet, Stanley
.
"
Ludwig Lewisohn in Charleston, 1892-1903
."
American Jewish Historical Quarterly
54, no. March (1965): 296-322.
The Jews of South Carolina
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Elzas, Barnett
.
The Jews of South Carolina
. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippincott, 1905.
Jewish Education in Charleston, South Carolina during the 18th and 19th Century
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Engelman, Uriah
.
"
Jewish Education in Charleston, South Carolina during the 18th and 19th Century
."
Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society
42 (1952): 43-70.
The Israelites of Columbia, South Carolina: The Development of an Antebellum Jewish Community
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Gergel, Belinda
.
"
The Israelites of Columbia, South Carolina: The Development of an Antebellum Jewish Community
."
Proceedings of the South Carolina Historical Association
(1996): 37-44.
In Pursuit of the Tree of Life: A History of the Early Jews of Columbia, South Carolina, and the Tree of Life Congregation
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Gergel, Belinda
.
In Pursuit of the Tree of Life: A History of the Early Jews of Columbia, South Carolina, and the Tree of Life Congregation
. Columbia, SC: Tree of Life Congregation, 1996.
Moses of South Carolina: A Jewish Scalawag During Reconstruction
South Carolina
African American – Jewish Relations
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Ginsberg, Benjamin
.
Moses of South Carolina: A Jewish Scalawag During Reconstruction
. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2010.
Jewish Roots in the Carolinas: A Pattern of American Philo-Semitism
North Carolina
South Carolina
Jewish – Christian Relations and Antisemitism
Golden, Harry
.
Jewish Roots in the Carolinas: A Pattern of American Philo-Semitism
. Greensboro, NC: Deal Print Co., 1955.
South Carolina from Shaftesbury to Salvador
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Goodman, Abram Vossen
.
"
South Carolina from Shaftesbury to Salvador
." In
Jews in the South
, 29-42. Baton Rouge: LSU Press, 1973.
Orthodoxy in Charleston: Brith Shalom Beth Israel and American History
South Carolina
Religious Life
Gurock, Jeffrey
.
Orthodoxy in Charleston: Brith Shalom Beth Israel and American History
. Charleston, SC: College of Charleston Library, 2004.
This Happy Land: The Jews of Colonial and Antebellum Charleston
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Hagy, James
.
This Happy Land: The Jews of Colonial and Antebellum Charleston
. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1998.
The Death Records of Charleston
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Hagy, James
.
"
The Death Records of Charleston
."
South Carolina Historical Magazine
91, no. January (1990): 32-44.
Her 'Scandalous Behavior': A Jewish Divorce in Charleston, SC, 1788
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Gender and Women’s History
Hagy, James
.
"
Her 'Scandalous Behavior': A Jewish Divorce in Charleston, SC, 1788
."
American Jewish Archives
42, no. Fall-Winter (1989): 185-198.
Harby's Discourse on the Jewish Synagogue
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Harby, Isaac
.
"
Harby's Discourse on the Jewish Synagogue
."
Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society
32 (1931): 49-51.
Simon Baruch: Introduction to the Man and His Work
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Business, Professions and Economics
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
The Civil War
Hellebrandt, Frances Anna
.
Simon Baruch: Introduction to the Man and His Work
. Richmond, 1950.
Federal Naturalization Oaths, Charleston, South Carolina, 1790-1860
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Hemperly, Marion
.
"
Federal Naturalization Oaths, Charleston, South Carolina, 1790-1860
."
South Carolina Historical Magazine
66, no. April and July (1965): 112-124; 183-192.
The Jews of South Carolina from the Earliest Settlement to the End of the American Revolution
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Huhner, Leon
.
"
The Jews of South Carolina from the Earliest Settlement to the End of the American Revolution
."
Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society
12 (1904): 39-61.
A Community of Memory, Assimilation and Identity Among the Jews of Georgetown
South Carolina
Joyner, Charles
.
"
A Community of Memory, Assimilation and Identity Among the Jews of Georgetown
." In
Shared Traditions: Southern History and Folk Culture
, 177-192. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1999.
Solomon Heydenfeldt (1816-1890): Supreme Court Judge
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Business, Professions and Economics
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Kramer, William M.
.
"
Solomon Heydenfeldt (1816-1890): Supreme Court Judge
."
Western States Jewish History
28 (1996): 129-144.
The Earliest Important Jewish Attorney in California: Solomon Heydenfeldt
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Business, Professions and Economics
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Kramer, William M.
.
"
The Earliest Important Jewish Attorney in California: Solomon Heydenfeldt
."
Western States Jewish History
23 (1991): 149-161.
Charleston Jewry, Black Civil Rights, and Rabbi Burton Padoll
South Carolina
African American – Jewish Relations
Political and Civic Life
Krause, Allen
.
"
Charleston Jewry, Black Civil Rights, and Rabbi Burton Padoll
."
Southern Jewish History
11 (2008): 65-122.
Ludwig Lewisohn: In Memoriam
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Lelyveld, Arthur
.
"
Ludwig Lewisohn: In Memoriam
."
American Jewish Archives
17 (1965): 109-113.
Conflict Over Reforms: The Case of Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina
South Carolina
Religious Life
Liberles, Robert
.
"
Conflict Over Reforms: The Case of Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina
." In
The American Synagogue: A Sanctuary Transformed
, 274-296. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987.
The Life and Work of Ludwig Lewisohn
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Fiction and Drama
Melnick, Ralph
.
The Life and Work of Ludwig Lewisohn
. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1998.
Ludwig Lewisohn: The Early Charleston Years
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Melnick, Ralph
.
"
Ludwig Lewisohn: The Early Charleston Years
." In
Studies in the American Jewish Experience
, 105-126. Vol. 2. Lanham, MD: University Press of America, 1984.
Billy Simons: The Black Jew of Charleston
South Carolina
African American – Jewish Relations
Religious Life
Melnick, Ralph
.
"
Billy Simons: The Black Jew of Charleston
."
American Jewish Archives
32 (1980): 3-8.
Biography of Isaac Harby with an Account of the Reformed Society of Israelites of Charleston, SC
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Moise, L. C.
.
Biography of Isaac Harby with an Account of the Reformed Society of Israelites of Charleston, SC
. Columbia, SC: R.L. Bryan Co., 1931.
Phillip Phillips, Jurist and Statesman
Alabama
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Morgan, David T.
.
"
Phillip Phillips, Jurist and Statesman
." In
Jews of the South: Selected Essays from the Southern Jewish Historical Society
, 107-120. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1984.
Eugenia Levy Phillips: The Civil War Experiences of a Southern Jewish Woman
Alabama
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Gender and Women’s History
The Civil War
Morgan, David T.
.
"
Eugenia Levy Phillips: The Civil War Experiences of a Southern Jewish Woman
." In
Jews of the South: Selected Essays from the Southern Jewish Historical Society
, 95-106. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1984.
Morris Goldsmith: Deputy United States Marshall
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Passamaneck, Stephen
.
"
Morris Goldsmith: Deputy United States Marshall
."
American Jewish Archives
46, no. Spring-Summer (1994): 63-100.
Macey Kronsberg: Institution Builder of Conservative Judaism in Charleston, SC and the Southeast
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Religious Life
Pearlstein, Peggy Kronsberg
.
"
Macey Kronsberg: Institution Builder of Conservative Judaism in Charleston, SC and the Southeast
."
Southern Jewish History
8 (2005): 161-204.
The Jews of Charleston: Some Old Wine in New Bottles
South Carolina
Political and Civic Life
Petrusak, Frank
, and
Steven Steinert
.
"
The Jews of Charleston: Some Old Wine in New Bottles
."
Jewish Social Studies
38 (1976): 337-346.
Southern Unionist: A Memoir
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
The Civil War
Phillips, Philip
.
"
Southern Unionist: A Memoir
."
Commentary
21 (1956): 41-52.
Portraits of a People: A History of Jewish Life in Spartanburg, SC
South Carolina
Religious Life
Poliakoff, Marsha
.
Portraits of a People: A History of Jewish Life in Spartanburg, SC
. privately published, 2010.
The Jews of South Carolina
South Carolina
Reznikoff, Charles
.
The Jews of South Carolina
. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1950.
The Jews of Charleston: a History of an American Jewish Community
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Reznikoff, Charles
, and
Uriah Engelman
.
The Jews of Charleston: a History of an American Jewish Community
. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1950.
A Portion of the People: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Rosengarten, Dale
, and
Theodore Rosengarten
.
A Portion of the People: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life
. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, 2002.
Happyville: The Forgotten Colony
South Carolina
Migration and Immigration
Shankman, Arnold
.
"
Happyville: The Forgotten Colony
."
American Jewish Archives
30 (1978): 3-19.
American Impact: Judaism in the United States in the Early Nineteenth Century
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Silberman, Lou H.
.
"
American Impact: Judaism in the United States in the Early Nineteenth Century
." In
Tradition and Change in Jewish Experience
, 89-105. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Department of Religion, 1978.
Tolerance in Carolina in 1697
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Political and Civic Life
Simonhoff, Harry
.
"
Tolerance in Carolina in 1697
."
Chicago Jewish Forum
25, no. Winter (Submitted): 147-151.
The Charleston Organ Case
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Tarshish, Allan
.
"
The Charleston Organ Case
."
American Jewish Historical Quarterly
54, no. June (1965): 411-449.
A Bicentennial Anniversary in Charleston: The Story of Congregation Beth Elohim
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Tarshish, Allan
.
A Bicentennial Anniversary in Charleston: The Story of Congregation Beth Elohim
. Cincinnati: Union of American Hebrew Congregations, 1950.
Making Their Way in the New South: Jewish Peddlers and Merchants in the South Carolina Upcountry
South Carolina
Business, Professions and Economics
Vecchio, Diane
.
"
Making Their Way in the New South: Jewish Peddlers and Merchants in the South Carolina Upcountry
."
South Carolina Historical Magazine
113, no. 2 (2012).
An Architectural History of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
South Carolina
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Religious Life
Waddell, Gene
.
"
An Architectural History of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston
."
South Carolina Historical Magazine
1997, no. January (1997): 6-55.
Ludwig Lewisohn: Up the Literary Stream from Charleston and Beyond
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Walden, Daniel
.
"
Ludwig Lewisohn: Up the Literary Stream from Charleston and Beyond
." In
Jews of the South: Selected Essays from the Southern Jewish Historical Society
, 121-130. Macon: Mercer University Press, 1984.
Simon Baruch: Rebel in the Ranks of Medicine, 1840-1921
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Business, Professions and Economics
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
The Civil War
Ward, Patricia Spain
.
Simon Baruch: Rebel in the Ranks of Medicine, 1840-1921
. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1994.
Franklin J. Moses, Jr.: Scalawag Governor of South Carolina, 1872-1874
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Political and Civic Life
Woody, R. H.
.
"
Franklin J. Moses, Jr.: Scalawag Governor of South Carolina, 1872-1874
."
North Carolina Historical Review
10, no. April (1933): 111-132.
Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828: Jewish Reformer and Intellectual
South Carolina
Biographies, Diaries, Memoirs, Family Histories
Colonial and Antebellum Periods
Zola, Gary
.
Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828: Jewish Reformer and Intellectual
. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press, 1994.