Solomon Breibart professional papers

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Solomon Breibart professional papers

circa 1965-2008

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Research files, articles, notes, correspondence, and other professional papers of Solomon Breibart, teacher and historian. Materials relate to Breibart's research and publications on the history of Jews in Charleston, South Carolina, particularly the history of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE). The collection also includes materials regarding Breibart's presentations, KKBE committee work, and involvement in the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina. Topics include KKBE, Jewish cemeteries, 1886 earthquake, Charleston Jewish Community Center, Brith Sholom Beth Israel, Jewish servicemen, B'nai Brith, Penina Moïse, Gustavus Poznanski, David Levy, and Jacob S. Raisin.

8.5 linear feet (12 document boxes, 8 index card boxes)

heb, Hebr

eng, Latn

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7969049

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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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. ...

Levy, David, 1854-1931.

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Breibart, Solomon

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Solomon Breibart (1914-2009), was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and taught social studies at the High School of Charleston and Rivers High School. After retiring from teaching in 1976, Breibart began research on Penina Moïse and other topics relating to Charleston's Jewish history, particularly Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE). Breibart gave talks and lectures on his findings and published numerous articles in KKBE's bulletin, the newsletters of the Southern Jewish Historical Society (SJHS...

Posnanski, Gustavus

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Raisin, Jacob S. (Jacob Salmon), 1878-1946

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Moïse, Penina.

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Abraham Moïse, a Sephardic Jew, immigrated to the West Indies from France and became a successful businessman; he later fled (1791) to Charleston, South Carolina, with his wife, Sarah, in the midst of a slave insurrection. Penina, the Moïse's sixth child (of nine), was born on April 23, 1797, in Charleston, SC. Abraham Moïse died when Penina was twelve, leaving the family impoverished. Penina took on a majority of the household management and dropped out of school to care for her...

Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina

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