Karesh, David, 1878-1964.
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Karesh, David, 1878-1964.
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Karesh, David, 1878-1964.
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David Karesh was born in Trestina, Poland, in 1878. At age eleven, he entered the Yeshiva at Byalystok, Poland, and devoted his life to the study of Judaism. Karesh immigrated to America in 1899 and spent several years in New York. He married his wife Lena (d. 1954) in 1902 and served as Rabbi for various New York synagogues. Karesh moved to Columbia, South Carolina, in 1908 and took over as Rabbi at House of Peace Synagogue. He also served many of the smaller communities around South Carolina, conducting weddings, bar mitzvahs, and funerals.
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