Decorative plates, circa 1950, undated
Scope and Contents
Three decorative plates, one depicting Benjamin Disraeli and two displaying images of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim in Charleston, South Carolina. The plate featuring Disraeli shows his seated portrait framed by a floral border and a crown, with an excerpt from Alfred Tennyson's poem "In Memoriam" at the bottom. The second plate commemorates Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim's bicentennial in 1950, with a short printed passage on the history of Charleston's Jewish community and the synagogue on the back. The third plate features a photographic image of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, with a typed note providing a short history of the synagogue taped to the back.
Dates
- Creation: circa 1950, undated
Creator
- From the Collection: Rosenthall, William A. (Person)
Language of Material
Materials in Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latin, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian, and Yiddish
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Full Extent
From the Collection: 81.5 linear feet (58 flat boxes, 5 postcard boxes, 28 document boxes, 1 slim document box, 38 oversize folders)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Special Collections
College of Charleston Libraries
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Charleston South Carolina 29424
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