Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.)
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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.
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | [Collection on Jews and Judaism in South Carolina]. | New-York Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Bacot Family Papers, 1752-1973 | South Carolina Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Records of the National Park Service, 1785 - 2006. National Register of Historic Places and National Historic Landmarks Program Records, 2013 - 2017 | National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration | |
| referencedIn | Banov family papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Max Furchgott photographs of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) records | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Helen Schneider Silver papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Zionist Organization of America (Charleston, S.C.) papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Harold Jacobs papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | The Congregation "Beth Elohim" of Charleston, S.C. pamphlet | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.) records | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| referencedIn | Thomas J. Tobias papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Barnett A. Elzas collection, 1903-1933. | New-York Historical Society | |
| referencedIn | Burton L. Padoll papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Writings regarding Zionism and Judaism | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Moses Henry Nathan collection | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | National Council of Jewish Women (Charleston, S.C.) Records | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives | |
| creatorOf | Israel family prayer book | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | William A. Rosenthall papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| referencedIn | Solomon Breibart professional papers | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim congregation records | College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library | |
| creatorOf | Ets chayim : ... and all its paths are peace : alto solo, choir S.A.T.B., 2 trumpets, organ, percussion עץ□חיים. All its paths are peace | Jewish Theological Seminary of America | |
| creatorOf | [Collection on Jewish institutions in South Carolina]. | New-York Historical Society |
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Establishment 1749
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