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Solomon Breibart professional papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1084
Abstract

Research files, publications, correspondence, and other professional papers of Solomon Breibart, teacher and historian. Materials relate to Breibart's research and publications on the history of Charleston's Jewish population, in particular, the history of the city's oldest Jewish congregation, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.

Dates: circa 1965-2008

Israel family prayer book

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-038
Collection Overview

The prayer book contains two back pages of Israel family births and deaths, from 1862 to 1870.

Dates: approximately 1846-1917

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim congregation records

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1047
Collection Overview The records are arranged into 13 series: Board of Trustee Minutes (1838-1995) document all aspects of congregational life: hiring and firing staff, fundraising, building, etc. with some data re members, their infractions, marriages, deaths, etc. Financial records (1800-1999) document members, fines, income, salaries, pew assignments, various projects, estates, religious school finances, etc. Trustee and Rabbi Records and Correspondence (1855- 1991, bulk 1930s-1970s) including a few...
Dates: 1798-2002; Majority of material found within 20th century

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

Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin papers

 Collection
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

William A. Rosenthall papers

 Collection
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

Helen Schneider Silver papers

 Collection
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

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clippings (information artifacts) 4
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Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 2
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programs (documents) 2
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Heritage tourism 1
Jewish authors 1
Jewish cemeteries -- South Carolina -- Charleston 1
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Jewish religious education -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 1
Jewish sects -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History 1
Jewish sermons 1
Jewish soldiers 1
Jewish women 1
Jews -- History 1
Jews -- Israel 1
Jews -- Music 1
Jews -- Social life and customs -- 19th century 1
Jews -- Social life and customs -- 20th century 1
Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Statistics 1
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Participation, Jewish 1
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account books 1
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copper engraving (printing process) 1
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diaries 1
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galley proofs 1
ketubahs 1
lapel pins 1
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minutes (administrative records) 1
newsletters 1
passports 1
pennants 1
phonograph records 1
prayer books 1
publications (documents) 1
scrolls (information artifact) 1
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short stories 1
sound recordings 1
studio portraits 1
tape reels 1
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Language
Yiddish 3
German 2
Spanish; Castilian 1
 
Names
Hirsch, Mordenai Raisin 2
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina 2
Raisin family 2
Raisin, Jacob S. (Jacob Salmon), 1878-1946 2
Raisin, Jane Lazarus, 1887-1965 2