Baumgarten, Doris.
M.S. Polier was one of the first Jews to settle in Aiken, South Carolina in 1896. Originally from Russia, other members of the Polier family soon followed. Sarah Ann Polier married B.M. Surasky (ca. 1896) and the couple organized Aiken's first Jewish services in a Masonic Temple above a store on Laurens Street. By 1910 Aiken was home to 45 Jewish adults, and in 1921 a formal charter for a synagogue was issued. The cornerstone for Adath (Adas) Yeshurun (Congregation of Israel) Synagogue was laid in 1925.
From the description of Aiken Jewish community collection, 1923-1995 (bulk 1980s-1990s). (College of Charleston). WorldCat record id: 49499004
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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Baumgarten, Doris. Aiken Jewish community collection, 1923-1995 (bulk 1980s-1990s). | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library |
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| associatedWith | Adath Yeshurun Synagogue (Aiken, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Efron family. | family |
| associatedWith | Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Pinck, Esther Surasky, b. 1891. | person |
| associatedWith | Polier family. | family |
| associatedWith | Rubin, Rose Rudnick, 1917- | person |
| associatedWith | Rudnick family. | family |
| associatedWith | Rudnick, Herbert, 1920- | person |
| associatedWith | Sons of Israel Cemetery (Aiken, S.C.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Surasky family. | family |
| associatedWith | Tropp, Mina Surasky, 1897-1990. | person |
| associatedWith | Wolf family. | family |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| South Carolina--Happyville | |||
| South Carolina--Aiken | |||
| Aiken (S.C.) | |||
| Happyville (S.C.) |
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| Agricultural colonies |
| Jews |
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