Southern Jewish History
Journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society


For further Information contact Rachel B. Heimovics
954 Stonewood Lane, Maitland, FL 32751 -- USA
rachelheimovics@worldnet.att.net


Southern Jewish History Volume 3 Issued


The Southern Jewish Historical Society announces publication of volume 3 of its annual journal, Southern Jewish History.

Featured in this volume are articles dealing with the rise and decline of the Jewish community of Bessemer, Alabama, by Terry Barr; the businesses and lives of the Guggenheimer and Untermyer families of Lynchburg, Virginia, by Richard Hawkins; and the interaction between important Protestant and Jewish clergy in New Orleans, by Scott Langston.

All articles submitted to Southern Jewish History are subject to a peer-review process before acceptance. Guidelines for submission may be obtained by contacting the editor, Dr. Mark K. Bauman, Editor, Southern Jewish History, 2517 Hartford Drive, Ellenwood, GA 30294; by telephone at 404-366-3306, or by e-mailing him at markkbauman@aol.com.

Copies of Southern Jewish History may be ordered from Rachel Heimovics, Managing Editor, 954 Stonewood Lane, Maitland, FL 32751, USA. The price for libraries and organizations is $25 per copy. For individuals, volume 3 is $20 ($15 for members) and back issues are $15 ($10 for members). For orders outside the United States, add $5 per copy.

The Southern Jewish Historical Society was founded in Richmond (VA) more than a quarter century ago. Each year the Society holds a conference in a different city. This year, the Society’s 25th annual conference will be held November 3–5 in Cincinnati, Ohio, where it will be hosted by the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives. This is first year that the Society will meet north of the Mason-Dixon Line. Next year’s conference will be held in Norfolk, Virginia, and the following year, in Shreveport, Louisiana.

The Society is dedicated to recording, preserving, and publishing materials about the Jewish experience in the South and to promoting research in and the study of Jewish history and life of this region. Current officers are: Catherine C. Kahn (New Orleans, LA), president; Hollace Weiner (Fort Worth, TX), secretary; and Bernard Wax (Brookline, MA), Treasurer. Board of Trustees includes Sue Anne Bangel (White Stone, VA); Minette Cooper (Norfolk, VA); Bernard Goldstein (Atlanta, GA); Mark I. Greenberg (Jackson, MS); Herbert Heltzer (Richmond, VA); and Marcus Rosenbaum (Washington, DC).

SJHS is a 501(c)(3) corporation and is registered with the South Carolina Secretary of State as a nonprofit public benefit corporation. Regular memberships begin at $35 per year. The membership address is PO Box 5024, Atlanta, GA 30302.
The society’s website is at www.jewishsouth.org/

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