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Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina

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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Land of Promise: The Jews of South Carolina tapes and transcripts

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1069
Collection Overview Materials in the collection were used to produce the hour-long documentary Land of Promise, which focuses on the Jewish experience in South Carolina. Video and audio footage contains interviews with and images of Jewish South Carolinians and locations in South Carolina. Also included is footage of reenactments of the Battle of Camden and Secessionville, S.C. CDs contain images relevant to the history of Jews in South Carolina. 4 CDs of scanned photographs; 96 30-minute small shell BETA...
Dates: 2002

Helen Schneider Silver papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1091
Abstract The collection consists mainly of articles and research files written and compiled by Helen Schneider Silver (1922-2003), a freelance journalist born in Knoxville, Tennessee. Topics include the Arab-Israeli conflict, Jewish historical sites, Jewish women, and Jewish populations around the world. In addition are manuscripts of Silver's short stories and children's books and materials relating to Silver's family history and her involvement in organizations such as Hadassah, the Jewish...
Dates: 1900-2006; Majority of material found within 1971-1990

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Camden, Battle of, Camden, S.C., 1780 1
Heritage tourism 1
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