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Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 24 Collections and/or Records:

Willard N. Hirsch papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1074
Abstract

This collection contains Willard Hirsch's papers, clippings, and publications related to his career as a sculptor, including his correspondence, photographs, sketches of his artwork, a scrapbook related to his work, and exhibition catalogs. It also includes information on his work as an art instructor, his involvement with the arts and Jewish communities in Charleston, South Carolina, and on members of his family, including his wife, Mordenai Raisin Hirsch, and uncle, Herman Rosenbluth.

Dates: 1911-2010

Harold Jacobs photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-104
Abstract

Three photographs of Harold Jacobs, owner of the Charleston, South Carolina, grocery store Harold's Cabin.

Dates: 1988, undated

Karesh family photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-088
Abstract

Black and white photographs of Alex Karesh, Leslie Karesh, and Stanley H. Karesh of Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates: 1939, 1944

Rosalie Goldstein Kurland papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-036
Collection Overview

Collection contains original black and white photograph (1942) of Rosalie Goldstein [Kurland] receiving award from representative of WCSC [radio station] to represent South Carolina in the Radio Queen of the South Contest. Includes a news clipping (photocopy) of Rosalie Goldstein in Miami with caption"Charlestonian at Beach Contest"; program (ca. 1990s) from a New York Hadassah meeting introducing Kurland as the guest performer.

Dates: 1942, undated

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

Lillie Goldstein Lubin papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1034-053
Abstract

The collection consists primarily of photographs of Lillie "Lisa" Goldstein Lubin (1923- ), an opera singer born in Charleston, South Carolina. Sheet music, a compact disc compilation of Lubin's musical performances, and a newspaper clipping are also included.

Dates: 1930s-1940s

Mazo and Spikler families photographs

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1160
Abstract

Family photographs of the Mazo and Spikler families of Charleston, South Carolina, taken approximately from the 1930s to 2010. Some come from an album compiled by Florence ("Boomalee") Mazo Nirenblatt.

Dates: approximately 1930s-2010

Octavia Harby Moses autograph album

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1115
Abstract

Collection consists of an autograph album presented to Octavia Harby Moses by Aaron Moïse Jr. in 1836, containing poems composed or copied by her friends and relations, including two specifically written on the occasion of her 15th birthday. Several pages are signed by Penina Moïse, but the majority of authors are identified only by a first name or initial.

Dates: 1836-1838

Milton A. Pearlstine and Cecile M. Pearlstine papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1104
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other assorted papers relating to the life and work of Milton Alfred Pearlstine, founding member and secretary of the South Carolina State Ports Authority from 1942 to 1972 and president and secretary of I. M. Pearlstine & Sons. The collection also contains materials relating to his wife, civic volunteer and former president of the Charleston Section of the National Council of Jewish Women, Cecile Mayer Pearlstine.

Dates: 1869-1994

Rabbi David J. Radinsky papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 1121
Abstract Correspondence, speeches, sermons, and eulogies of Rabbi David J. Radinsky, senior rabbi of Brith Sholom Beth Israel Congregation in Charleston, South Carolina, from 1970 to 2004. The collection consists primarily of correspondence between Rabbi Radinsky and members of the Charleston community, BSBI congregants, and Jewish organizations on such topics as the policies of Addlestone Hebrew Academy and the Jewish Community Center of Charleston, kashrut (dietary laws), kosher food suppliers,...
Dates: 1970-2004