Kalushiner Society minute book

Item — Box: 1

Identifier: Mss 1149

Staff Only

Collection Overview

Handwritten minute book of the Kalushiner Society of Charleston, South Carolina, from October 1927 to December 1936, mostly in Yiddish with some English.

Dates

Creation: 1927-1936

Creator

Kalushiner Society (Charleston, S.C.) (Organization)

Language of Material

Materials predominately in Yiddish with some English.

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

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Historical Note

The Independent Kalushiner Society was a mutual aid society founded by Charleston residents who had immigrated from the shtetl of Kaluszyn in Poland. It was Charleston’s only landsmanshaft, or society of landsman. The Kaluszyners (anglicized as Kalushiner) practiced chain migration, with settled immigrants sponsoring the immigration of another Kaluszyner, usually a friend or relative; the Kalushiner community was prominent in founding Beth Israel synagogue (sometimes called the Kalushiner Shul). Walter H. Solomon, Noah Sokol, M. Toporek, and J. Zucker founded the organization, and I. M. Goldberg served as first president. The society was founded in 1921 and provided members with benefits like no-interest loans, assistance when ill, and group insurance rates. Funds to help the needy were also sent home to Kaluszyn every year. The society, which was held monthly meetings and yearly social activities, was at first restricted to Kaluszyners, but in 1923 it opened its membership to all Charleston Jews. Activities and membership declined after World War II and in 1967, the group sent all of their funds to the State of Israel and disbanded.

Extent

1.0 linear feet (1 flat box) : 1 minute book

Additional Description

Abstract

A handwritten minute book of the Kalushiner Society of Charleston, South Carolina, from October 1927 through December 1936, mostly in Yiddish with some English. The Independent Kalushiner Society was a mutual aid society founded by Charleston residents who had immigrated from the shtetl of Kaluszyn in Poland. The society was founded in 1921 and provided members with benefits like no-interest loans, assistance when ill, and group insurance rates.