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Explorations in Charleston's Jewish history, Solomon Breibart ; compiled by Harlan Greene ; foreword by Jack Bass and Robert N. Rosen

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Explorations in Charleston's Jewish history

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Solomon Breibart ; compiled by Harlan Greene ; foreword by Jack Bass and Robert N. Rosen

In distinguished company: a profile of Solomon Breibart, teacher and historian / Harlan Greene, Dale Rosengarten -- Timeline of Charleston's Jewish History -- pt. 1: People. Francis Salvador, Revolutionary War martyr -- Penia Moïse, Southern Jewish Poetess -- David Lopez, builder -- A neglected figure in American Jewish reform: the Reverend Mr. Gustavus Poznanski -- Charleston Jews, Beth Elohim and the earthquake of 1886 -- Louis M. Shimel, first Jewish Community Center president -- Joseph Fromberg: a courageous stand -- Some Charleston Jews in law enforcement -- Charleston Jewish servicemen in World War II -- The status of women in KKBE to 1920 -- Women who made a difference -- pt. 2: Places. Places of Jewish interest in Charleston, South Carolina -- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim: 250 years of Charleston Jewish history -- The synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim -- This synagogue is our temple: Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim's transition from Orthodox to Reform -- Beth Elohim's second organ -- Tombstones that tell stories: the Jewish cemeteries of Charleston -- pt. 3: Institutions. Chronology of the Jewish congregations of Charleston, South Carolina -- Two Jewish congregations in Charleston before 1791: a new conclusion -- A long-unknown congregation -- The Community Reflector -- Dan Lodge #593 -- Before the Jewish Community Center: early Jewish organizations in Charleston -- An overview of the Charleston Jewish Community Center: the first fifty years

Charleston's Jewish history