Ruth Bass Jacobs papers, 1882-2011.

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Ruth Bass Jacobs papers, 1882-2011.

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Newspaper clippings, photographs, correspondence, newsletters, memoirs, recordings, and other papers of Ruth Bass Jacobs. Materials relate to Jacobs's family history and involvement in Charleston's Jewish community, particularly Brith Sholom Beth Israel and the Addlestone Hebrew Academy. Included are biographical papers and documents regarding the Bass and Jacobs families as well as newspaper clippings on topics of interest. The collection also consists of audio and video recordings of family events, oral history interviews, and religious ceremonies.

7 linear feet (11 document boxes, 1 flat file box, 1 rolled item box, 17 audiocassette tapes, 1 microcassette tape, 42 videocassette tapes)

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College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8143160

College of Charleston, Marlene and Nathan Addlestone Library

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Bass family.

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Jacobs, Ruth Bass,

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Jacobs family.

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Addlestone Hebrew Academy (Charleston, S.C.).

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Bass, Ruth Jacobs.

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Brith Sholom Beth Israel (Charleston, S.C.)

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Brith Sholom Beth Israel was formed in Charleston, South Carolina, from the merger of two Orthodox Jewish congregations -- Brith Sholom (est. 1854) and Beth Israel (est. 1911). Originally spelled Berith Shalome (Covenant of Peace), Brith Sholom was the first Ashkenazic congregation in South Carolina and one of the first in the South. Its membership swelled in the late 19th century with a wave of East European Jewish immigrants. In 1911, some of the newcomers split from their Americanized co-reli...