Prystowsky-Feldman family papers

Includes correspondence, photographs, photocopies, scrapbook. Correspondence (telegrams) regarding marriage (1918) of Raye Karesh and Moses Prystowksy; photographs (1950s-60s) of Prystowsky women at Brith Sholom Beth Israel events; photocopies of images from wedding (1955) of Arnold Prystowksy and Shirley Feldman; photocopies of family documents including real estate titles (1888-1940) for St. Philip St. property, Prystowsky family U.S. citizenship information (1898-1912), partnership document from E. Prystowsky and Sons (1926). Also includes Aleph Zadik Aleph scrapbook (1936-1939).

Acrruals consist of a late-19th-century Megillah, a Havdalah spice box, a store ledger from and framed photograph of E. Prostowsky and Sons store, legal and financial documents, family photographs, and an Israel Commemoriative Society set of medallions.

Congratulatory telegrams to Raye Karesh and Moses Prystowsky on their marriage.

Print, group of elderly women at a restaurant (includes Mollie Prystowsky?) and 1963 BSBI Sisterhood awards ceremony; photocopies of Arnold and Shirley Prsytowsky’s wedding photos.

All photocopies; includes real estate titles (1888, 1903, 1909, 1940) for sale of land on St. Philip St; Ezra Prystowsky’s will (contains disbursement of lands on St. Philip, Canon and King streets); Ezra Prystowsky’s citizenship certificate (1898); bond certificate re. funds given the Hebrew Orphan Society.

Compiled by Arnold Prystowsky; contains clippings, photographs, conference ribbons, certificates, The Trumpet Vol. 1, No 1, March 1936, District No. 5 (original); event ephemera.

Photocopies of booklets removed and cataloged: 25th Anniversary Charleston Jewish Community Center, Bicentennial Celebration, Charleston Jewish Community; Washington’s Birthday Ball (1938) Francis Marion Hotel.

Megillah (scroll of Esther) in original metal case brought from Poland by Ezra Prystowsky and used during Purim in Charleston for more than 100 years.

This Havdalah spice box was given to Ezra Prystowsky by his son-in-law Sam Solomon when Solomon married Ezra's daughter Sophie Prystywosky.

E. Prystowsky and Sons, clothiers and furnishers, 521-523 King Street Charleston. Account book recording deposits and expenditures.