Shimel, Louis M., 1885-1969.
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Born in Poland, Louis Shimel (originally Louis Schimmelman) immigrated to the US in 1887. Shimel became a lawyer and married Lillian Fechter (of Charleston, South Carolina) in 1913; the couple moved to Charleston, SC, where Shimel was one of the only Jewish attorneys. He was appointed (1922) an Assistant District Attorney under President Warren G. Harding and served 31 years. Shimel attended Brith Shalom Synagogue and served as first president of Charleston's Jewish Community Center.
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