Barnett A. Elzas collection, 1903-1933.

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Barnett A. Elzas collection, 1903-1933.

1903-1933

https://bobcat.library.nyu.edu/permalink/f/22u4kq/nyu_aleph000899612

Letters received, clippings, genealogical tables, printed articles, pamphlets, notes and notebooks, extracts, a small number of photographs and glass plate negatives, etc., 1903-1933, compiled by Barnett A. Elzas and pertaining to his researches into the history and genealogy of Jews in South Carolina. Also included is a volume containing 87 pages of death, funeral, and obituary notices copied by Elzas from various Charleston, South Carolina newspapers from 1783 to ca. 1902; with an addenda from the records of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim and accompanying card index.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes, 1 v., 1 card file drawer)

eng, Latn

New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7771460

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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. ...

Elzas, Barnett A. (Barnett Abraham), 1867-1936

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Rabbi and author of works on the history of the Jewish residents of South Carolina. From the description of Barnett A. Elzas collection, 1903-1933. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58782596 Reform rabbi, historian from United States. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1890-1936]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86160686 ...