Selections from oral histories, memoirs, and manuscripts from the collection provide glimpses into the lives of Jewish South Carolinians. The narratives that follow represent a fraction of what is housed in the archives. Chosen for their literary and historical merit, the vignettes are grouped thematically.
- First Families
- Plantation Life
- Civil War
- The Old Country
- Immigration
- New Names for a New Country
- Growing Up
- Fitting In
- Store Stories
- Uptown/Downtown
- St. Philip Street
- Identity
- Small Towns
- Family Stories
- Of Blessed Memory
Use the glossary to help you with unfamiliar words and phrases.
Editorial staff: Karen Beidel, James Buxton, Tara Kelly, Elizabeth Moses, Dale Rosengarten, Theodore Rosengarten.