The Jewish community in Charleston, South Carolina, purchased a building at 54 George Street and opened it as a community center in May 1923, with Sam Rittenberg as President. The center's fortunes waxed and waned with the years, being run by volunteers, hosting a Hebrew School and other activities for children and adults. In 1945, after a span of inactivity, the organization was incorporated, and hired its first director, Nat Shulman; programs took place in the Charleston Hebrew Institute Building at 58 St. Philip Street.
In 1959, the organization bought land West of the Ashley, opening its outdoor facilities there in 1963. In 1964, it sold its St. Philip Street building and opened in the new building on Millbrook (later Raoul Wallenberg) Drive in 1966. By the time it had celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1995, it had increased greatly in size and function, also being the site of Addlestone Hebrew Academy and the Sherman House for low income senior citizens.
From the description of Jewish Community Center papers, 1920-1998. (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 52100912
