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Lazarus and Hirsch families papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1018
Abstract This collection contains photographs, correspondence, clippings, pins, a textile, legal documents, albums, and other items relating to Jane Lazarus Raisin and the Lazarus and Hirsch families of Charleston, as well as the related Hart, Levy, Cohen, Mordecai, Harby, De Lyon, De La Motta, and Raisin families. Collection includes numerous early photographs. Materials also pertain to Charleston's Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE) synagogue and Jewish life in Charleston and South Carolina in the...
Dates: 1776, 1818-2005
Found in: Special Collections

Levi and D'Ancona families papers

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Identifier: Mss 1159
Abstract

Collection includes assorted family records relating to the Levi and D'Ancona families as well as a small amount of materials relating to the Gruenwald/Greenwald family. Also included are the papers of Wendell Mitchell Levi Sr. and his son Dr. Wendell M. Levi Jr.

Dates: 1753-2016; Majority of material found within 1900-2016
Found in: Special Collections

Lipsitz family papers

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Identifier: Mss 1102
Abstract

Promotional materials, business materials, clippings, correspondence, and publications of the Lipsitz family of Beaufort, South Carolina. Materials primarily relate to the Lipsitz Department store, owned and operated by three generations of the Lipsitz family from 1902 to 2009.

Dates: 1876-1953
Found in: Special Collections

Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin papers

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Identifier: Mss 1075
Abstract Clippings, correspondence, sermons, programs, certificates, diplomas, diaries, photographs, objects, and other papers of Jacob S. Raisin, Reform rabbi, author, and scholar. Raisin's writings focused on ethical behavior, intellectual history, religious observance and tradition. Materials also relate to Raisin's wife, Jane Lazarus Raisin, their children, Mordenai Lazarus Raisin Hirsch, Rachel Marla Raisin, and Aaron S. Raisin, and other family members, Raisin's record of professional...
Dates: circa 1700, 1889-2009
Found in: Special Collections

Jakob Rosenthal papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1109
Abstract

Biographical material, writings, typescripts, photographs, and other assorted papers of Jakob Rosenthal, historian, educator, and writer. As a journalist Rosenthal wrote extensively on contemporary Jewish history, literature, and life, as well as Zionism, its history, and the State of Israel, for various European, Middle Eastern, and American daily newspapers.

Dates: 1928-1995
Found in: Special Collections

William A. Rosenthall Judaica collection

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Identifier: Mss 1086
Abstract Judaica postcards, prints and posters, periodicals, clippings, philatelic materials, greeting cards, medals, textiles, ephemera, and subject files collected by Rabbi William A. Rosenthall. Materials date from the late 15th to 20th century and document Jewish life on every continent except Antarctica. These materials are mainly iconographic in nature, including artwork depicting many aspects of Jewish history, religion, customs, and daily life. They cover topics such as Jewish holidays,...
Dates: 1493-2002; Majority of material found within 1568-1995
Found in: Special Collections

William A. Rosenthall papers

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Identifier: Mss 1087
Abstract Biographical files, sermons, correspondence, articles, photographs, and other papers of William A. Rosenthall, rabbi, scholar, and collector of Judaica. Materials document Rosenthall's rabbinates, particularly his sixteen-year tenure at Charleston's Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, and involvement in the World Union for Progressive Judaism, Hebrew Union College, and other faith- or art-based organizations. Also included are Rosenthall's expansive topical files on Jewish history and culture. Topics...
Dates: 1791-2008; Majority of material found within 1930-2000
Found in: Special Collections

Rabbi Robert A. Seigel papers

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Identifier: Mss 1147
Abstract

The collection includes the professional and personal papers of Rabbi Robert A. Seigel (1938-2016), said to be the South Carolina's first native-born rabbi. Included are rabbinical records, family and career scrapbooks, Sedarot and autobiographical writings, slides, publications from synagogues and organizations Seigel led, and artistic works.

Dates: 1909-2021; Majority of material found within 1955-2016
Found in: Special Collections

Judith Shanks and Henry A. Alexander research files

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Identifier: Mss 1153
Abstract Research files of Judith Alexander Weil Shanks, including primary sources created or compiled by her uncle Henry A. Alexander, articles, copies of census records, family trees, research notes, and photographs. Materials relate primarily to Rebecca I. Moses and several of her relations in the Solomons, Joseph, and Alexander families, particularly Eleanor Solomons, Charlotte Joseph, and Rebecca E. Alexander. Also includes drafts of Old Family Things: An Affectionate...
Dates: 1806-2009; Majority of material found within 1998-2009
Found in: Special Collections

Helen Schneider Silver papers

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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
Found in: Special Collections

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Names
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) 5
Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Brith Sholom (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 2
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 2
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina 2
Levy family 2
Moses family 2
Moïse, Penina 2
Raisin family 2
Raisin, Jacob S. (Jacob Salmon), 1878-1946 2
Raisin, Jane Lazarus, 1887-1965 2
Raisin, Rachel M. 2
Rosenthall, Irene O. 2
Rosenthall, William A. 2
Adler, Willy Moritz, 1920-2013 1
Aleph Zadik Aleph 1
Alexander, Henry A. (Henry Aaron), 1874-1967 1
Alexander, Rebecca Ella Solomons, 1854-1938 1
Alwyn's Department Store (Georgetown, S.C.) 1
Banov (Family : Charleston, S.C.) 1
Banov family 1
Bass family 1
Beth Elohim (Georgetown, S.C.) 1
Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Breibart, Sara 1
Breibart, Solomon 1
Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.). Sisterhood 1
Charleston Hebrew Institute (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Chase, Leah 1
Cohen family 1
Congregation Sinai (Sumter, S.C.) 1
D'Ancona family 1
De La Motta family 1
De Lyon family 1
Edward's, Inc. (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Freemasons 1
Garfinkel family 1
Gelbart family 1
Gelbart, Moshe Yidel, 1897-1935 1
Geldbart family 1
Geldbart, Israel 1
Geldbart, Ralph G., 1924-2011 1
Goldberg family 1
Goldberg, Charles S. 1
Goldberg, George, 1906-1978 1
Goldberg, Harriet L. 1
Goldstein family 1
Goldstein, Alwyn, 1915-2010 1
Greenhill, Marsha Silver 1
Greenspon, Roz G. 1
Gross-Brein, Evelyn Rosenberg 1
Gruber, Mayer I. (Mayer Irwin) 1
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America 1
Harby family 1
Hart family 1
Hebrew Union College 1
Hirsch (Family : Charleston, S.C.) 1
Hirsch family 1
Hirsch, Isaac Willard, 1844-1925 1
International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union 1
Jacobs family 1
Jacobs, Ruth Bass, 1923-2007 1
Joseph, Charlotte, 1803-1883 1
Kronsberg family 1
Kronsberg, Adele Jules, 1909-2002 1
Kronsberg, Macey, 1911-2001 1
Ladies Hebrew Benevolent Society (Charleston, S.C.) 1
Lazar family 1
Lazarus (Family : Charleston, S.C.) 1
Leopold (Family : Charleston, S.C.) 1
Leopold family 1
Levi, Kathryn Weinberg 1
Levi, Wendell Mitchell, 1891-1976 1
Levi, Wendell Mitchell, 1927-2015 1
Levy, David, 1854-1931 1
Lipschitz family 1
Lipsitz Department Store (Beaufort, S.C.) 1
Lipsitz family 1
Mordecai family 1
Moses, Rebecca Isaiah, 1792-1872 1
Palmetto Pigeon Plant 1
Pearlstein, Peggy Kronsberg 1
Posnanski, Gustavus 1
Raisin, Aaron S., 1922-1989 1
Rosenberg family 1
Rosenberg, Abraham, 1859-1920 1
Rosenberg, Ernest, 1892-1978 1
Rosenthal, Jakob 1
Scharff, Helene Goldberg 1
Schwartz (Family : Schwartz, Ramon, Jr.) 1
Seigel (Family : Seigel, Robert A.) 1
Seigel, Robert A. 1
Service Employees International Union 1
Shanks, Judith W. 1
Shapiro family 1
Shapiro, Morton Henry, 1928-2007 1
Shapiro, Sandra Garfinkel, 1935- 1
Siegel family 1
Silver, Helen, 1922-2003 1
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