Southern Jewish history making more headlines!
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We can't wait to get our hands on "Kugels and Collards" by Rachel Barnett and Lyssa Harvey. Here's a small sneak peek of what lies within:
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We are thrilled to see the progress that's been made on the Rosenwald School restoration in St. George, SC and can't wait to visit when it opens in September!
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It is with a very heavy heart that we share with you the passing of Marty Perlmutter, the longtime former director of the Jewish Studies Program and founder of the Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture.
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The latest issue of the Southern Jewish Historical Society's magazine, The Rambler, is hot off the press! Check it out at the following link: jewishsouth.org/sites/defaul…
Today we'd like to highlight and celebrate Sandra Lee Rosenblum's three decades of capturing SC Jewish history on behalf of the Jewish Heritage Collection's oral history archive.
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The latest issue of the JHSSC magazine is now live! It is truly a powerhouse issue featuring articles by many leading scholars in the field of Southern Jewish History. You can access the magazine at the following link: jhssc.org/wp-content/uploads…
This Thursday at 3:00 PM Eastern, join @ZGCenter online for a discussion of @SebastianHuebel's book with comment from Sarah Imhoff (@Prof_girlfriend).
Register at: go.wisc.edu/592bl9
We are saddened by the passing of Eli N. Evans (1936-2022), a towering figure in the field of Southern Jewish History. You can read more about Eli's life below: hudsonfuneralhome.com/obitua…. Our thoughts are with his family during this time. May his memory be a blessing.
The latest issue of the Rambler is now live. You can read about the many exciting things happening in the world of southern Jewish history at the following link: jewishsouth.org/.../rambler_…...
Congratulations to Jack Alterman on winning the SC Governor's Award in the Humanities. Alterman is an acclaimed Charleston photographer whose work is featured prominently in a number of our exhibitions, including Mapping Jewish Charleston.
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What we're reading this weekend: a fabulous new article by @morrow_spitzer about African American perceptions of Jews in the postbellum South. You can check it out in the Journal of American Jewish History via the link below: muse-jhu-edu.nuncio.cofc.edu…
Check out the latest edition of "The Rambler" from the Southern Jewish Historical Society at the following link: jewishsouth.org/.../rambler_…...
We are delighted to announce the opening of our latest virtual exhibit. Researched and written by architectural historian Samuel D. Gruber, "Synagogues of the South" explores the mostly lost history of synagogues in the American South:
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Check out this short reflection piece by Prof. Kirsten Firmaglich at Michigan State University. She writes about her own serendipitous arrival to the field of American Jewish history -- a field that once felt parochial and today is anything but that.
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Congrats to the @ZGCenter and Professor @Chad_G101 for producing this beautiful Yom HaShoah Special Educational section of the Post & Courier. If you haven't already, you can access it here:
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