Columbia SC
Dedication of Historical Marker
Columbia's First Synagogue and Israelite Sunday School
November 9, 2008
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Richard Gergel Do You know Who They Are? (ColHM3) |
Belinda Gergel, Richard Gergel, |
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Unveiling of Historical Marker Do You know Who They Are? (ColHM5) |
Ed Poliakoff, Do You know Who They Are? (ColHM7) |
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Columbia's First Synagogue In 1846 the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society Hall built a frame building on this site for the Israelite Sunday School which met on the first floor. The society organized the first formal congregation in Columbia, which was named Sherith Israel (Remnant of Israel) with its synagogue on the second floor. The building was burned when General William T. Sherman's Federalists captured the city in 1865. |
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Belinda Gergel Do You know Who They Are? (ColHM8) |
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Israelite Sunday School The Israelite Sunday School, the first Jewish religious schiil in Columbia and the seventh in the United States, met in a building in this sited until 1865. Founded in 1843 to give the city's Jewish children "an intimate... and full exposition of our faith." it was supported by the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society. Its 20-30 students first met nearby in space donated by a member of the society. |
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Beth Shalom Rabbi Jonathan Case and Tree of Life Rabbi Daniel Sherman |
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Erected By Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina |
Photos Taken by Michael Kletter |
Location Assembly Street between Washington and Hampton Streets |
Click Here to Read Article from Beth Shalom's Bulletin |
