Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.)

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Dates:
Establishment 1749
Active 1800
Active 1884

History notes:

Congregation Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim was organized in 1749 in Charleston, SC, following the Sephardic ritual. The current 1841 synagogue was built by enslaved African descendants owned by David Lopez Jr, a prominent slaveowner and proponent of the Confederate States of America, after the original synagogue was destroyed in a fire in 1838.

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Subjects:

  • Jews
  • Reform Judaism
  • Reform Judaism
  • Reform Judaism

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Places:

  • SC, US
  • South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)
  • South Carolina--Charleston (as recorded)

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