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.
“The Quiet Voices”: Jews and the Civil Rights Movement
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesPart 3 of a mini-course offering an overview of the history of Jews in the southern United States from colonial times until the present. We will explore some of the key events of southern Jewish history, seeking to understand how Jews have confounded, complicated, and conformed to the region’s “peculiar” norms and categories. Presented by Dr. Shari Rabin, director of the Pearlstine/Lipov Center for Southern Jewish Culture. Free and open to the public.
American Jewish Women’s History: From Colonial Times to Today
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesIn this groundbreaking history, Pamela Nadell asks what does it [...]
My Food Is My Flag: A Conversation about Jewish, African American, and Southern Foodways
Simons Recital Hall 54 St. Philip Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesWhile food may seem simple, what people eat is shaped [...]
Capable of Arguing: Southern Jewish Women and Suffrage
Arnold Hall 96 Wentworth Street, Charleston, SC, United StatesSouthern Jewish women often played leading roles in local and state efforts to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment, whose centennial we celebrate in 2020. They were both Southern Ladies and New Women, fitting in to their societies as they challenged the southern conservative consensus. Women's vote impacted their lives not only in civil society but also in the synagogue. Our presenter, Leonard Rogoff, holds a doctorate from the University of North Carolina, where he directed the English Writing Laboratory.