Macey and Adele Kronsberg and family papers

Macey Kronsberg (1911-2001) was born on Tilghman Island, Maryland, and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, before following his older brothers to Charleston to work in Edward's Inc., founded by oldest brother Edward. He was a major player in the founding of several Jewish organizations including the local American Zionist Emergency Committee (AZEC), Conservative Synagogue Emanu-El, and the Southeastern Region of the United Synagogue of America. He was also a prominent member of many civic organizations. Active in Zionist causes, he traveled to Palestine in 1946 and upon his return, he wrote and spoke extensively about the experience.

Adele Jules Kronsberg (1909-2002) was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and met Macey through her work with the Associated Jewish Charities. In Charleston, she was involved in and led many Jewish organizations; she founded and ran the Sunday School at Synagogue Emanu-El. In later life in New York City, she was the first president of the Solomon Schechter School of Queens.

Macey and Adele lived in Israel from 1975-1986 until they moved to Rockville, Maryland. They had three daughters, all of whom were born in Charleston: Rachel Rose Kronsberg Levin (born 1937), Peggy Rebecca Kronsberg Pearlstein (born 1942), and Sandra Judith Kronsberg (Skalka) (born 1949).

Peggy Kronsberg Pearlstein served for thirty one years in the Hebraic Section of the African and Middle Eastern Division of the Library of Congress. She was Head of the Hebraic Section from 2006-2013. A long career in Jewish Studies was accompanied by several notable publications and lectures/presentations reflecting her interest in American Jewish history and genealogy. All three of her daughters were born in Charleston, South Carolina.