Charleston County Public Library

The Cohen family and the Jewish community in coastal South Carolina and Georgia, 1669-1915, by Deborah Dundas

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"The Jewish community in coastal South Carolina and Georgia was integrally involved in social and civic life with its members rising to the pinnacles of both. Research into the history of this region through the years spanning 1669-1915 demonstrates this characteristic of Southern society during this period. An examination of pertinent primary and secondary source documents reveals that members of one family, the Cohen family, were elites in Savannah, who were prominent in the politics of their city, the State of Georgia and the South. Their story illustrates the degree to which coastal Jews were full participants in the lowcountry life."--Page facing page 1

Includes bibliographical references

contains biographical information

Thesis (M.A.)--California State University, Dominguez Hills, 2012.

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non fiction

The Cohen family and the Jewish community in coastal South Carolina and Georgia, 1669-1915

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by Deborah Dundas

Introduction -- The colonial period -- The American Revolutionary War -- The antebellum period -- The American Civil War -- The Reconstruction era to 1915