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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

Porgy and Bess international tour program collection

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Identifier: Mss 0221
Content Description

This collection contains theatre programs, articles, reviews, and other ephemera related to the international tour of Blevins Davis and Robert Breen’s revival of “Porgy and Bess.” Also included is a 1977 program of a production of “Porgy and Bess” at the Dock Street Theatre in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: 1952-1977

Jakob Rosenthal papers

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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

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

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

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

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