Jewish Heritage Collection Panel Discussion: Temple Beth Elohim's 100th Anniversary
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- Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection Panel Discussion: Temple Beth Elohim's 100th Anniversary
- Date:
- 2004
- Interviewer:
- Moses, Elizabeth, 1964-
- Interviewee:
- Sloan, L. C. (speaker);Schimek, Robert (speaker)
- Description:
- This panel discussion was held in October 2004 in observance of the one hundredth anniversary of Temple Beth Elohim in Georgetown, South Carolina. Relying on local records, L. C. Sloan reviews the history of eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Jews of Georgetown, in particular, Marcus Moses (1830-1884) and his children. Robin Heiden Shuler describes growing up in the 1960s and ’70s as a member of a small, close-knit Jewish community in predominantly Christian Florence, South Carolina, and how she drifted away from Judaism as a young woman in Charleston, but returned to it as a mother. Robert Schimek provides his perspective as a transplant from the Northeast. He proposes that the line between Conservative and Reform Judaism is becoming increasingly blurred and that Beth Elohim’s goal is to “make as many as we can . . . feel comfortable under our umbrella.” Panelists and audience members also briefly discuss the question of antisemitism in Florence and touch on the history of Temple Beth Or in Kingstree, South Carolina. For Mr. Sloan’s research materials, see L. C. Sloan collection, Mss 1036, Special Collections, Addlestone Library, College of Charleston.
- Collection Title:
- Jewish Heritage Collection Oral Histories
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Oral Histories
- Preferred Citation:
- "Temple Beth Elohim's 100th Anniversary," audio panel discussion moderated by Elizabeth Moses, 09 October 2004, Mss 1035-285, Special Collections, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, USA.
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Temple Beth Elohim (Georgetown, S.C.), Beth Israel Congregation (Florence, S.C.), Temple Beth Or (Kingstree, S.C.)
- Topical Subject:
- Antisemitism--South Carolina--Florence--History, Jewish businesspeople--South Carolina--Georgetown--History, Jews--South Carolina--Florence--Social life and customs
- S.C. County:
- Georgetown County (S.C.), Florence County (S.C.), Williamsburg County (S.C.)
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 1035-285
- Date Digital:
- 2012-12-19
- Digitization Specifications:
- Mp3 derivative audio created with Audacity software. Archival masters are wav files.
- Internet Media Type:
- audio/mpeg
- Copyright Status Statement:
- Copyright © Jewish Heritage Collection
- Access Information:
- For more information, contact Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries, 66 George Street, Charleston SC 29424.
- Admin ID:
- 221013
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