Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Hersh M. Galinsky

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Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection: Oral history interview with Hersh M. Galinsky

Date:

1996

Interviewer:

Jacobs, Ruth Bass

Interviewee:

Galinsky, Hersh M.

Description:

Rabbi Hersh M. Galinsky, discusses the controversy that surrounded the establishment of a suburban minyan house during his tenure (1963 to 1970) at the Orthodox Brith Sholom Beth Israel, in Charleston, South Carolina. He also addresses the current—at the time of the interview—debate regarding moving the synagogue from its downtown location to West Ashley, where a majority of its members live.

Collection Title:

Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Oral Histories

Preferred Citation:

Hersh Galinsky, audio interview by Ruth Bass Jacobs, 24 November 1996, Mss 1035-100, Special Collections, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA.

Personal or Corporate Subject:

Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.)

Topical Subject:

Jews--South Carolina--Charleston--Interviews

S.C. County:

Charleston County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 1035-100

Date Digital:

2012-03-28

Digitization Specifications:

Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.

Internet Media Type:

audio/mpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital resource copyright 2014, College of Charleston. All rights reserved. For more information contact Special Collections, Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

221007