Louis Brandeis: American Prophet
Stern Center - Ballroom 71 George St, Charleston, SC, United StatesJeffrey Rosen, president of the National Constitution Center and law [...]
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina Fall Meeting
The fall meeting of the Jewish Historical Society of South [...]
Southern Jewish Historical Society 2017 Conference
The 2017 conference of the Southern Jewish Historical Society will [...]
Frontier Jews and Black Catholics: New Books in American Religion
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesOver the last few decades, scholars have worked to expand the study of American religion beyond white Protestants, in the process engaging with questions of race, ethnicity, and migration.
A Yankee’s Journey Through the Jewish South – A Travel Writer’s On-the-Ground Exploration of History
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesCharleston Research Fellow and journalist Sue Eisenfeld will talk about the process of writing and researching her next book, Postcards From Dixie: A Yankee’s Journey.
“The Devil Was a Nullifier”: Religious and Political Crisis during the Nullification Revival, 1828-1835
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesCharleston Research Fellow Brian Neumann, currently a PhD candidate in history at the University of Virginia, will present on his research about the Nullification Crisis, in which South Carolina tried to void federal tariffs.
After Appomattox: Reconstruction and America’s Jews
Addlestone Library - Room 227 205 Calhoun St, Charleston, SC, United StatesThe end of the Civil War initiated a period of dramatic hope, disappointment, and transformation in the American South and the nation as a whole.
Memory, Monuments, and Memorials: JHSSC Spring Meeting
SC, United StatesMonuments, memorials, and historical memory have been much in the news over the last year.
“Jews Heathens and Infidels”: Southern Jewish Beginnings
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesPart 1 of a mini-course offering an overview of the history of Jews in the southern United States from colonial times until the present.
“A Class of Citizens”: Jews and the Civil War
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesPart 2 of a mini-course offering an overview of the history of Jews in the southern United States from colonial times until the present.