ABOUT THE CENTER
The College of Charleston’s Center for Southern Jewish Culture seeks to broaden public knowledge and inspire conversations about the southern Jewish experience.
Generously funded by the Pearlstine/Lipov family in 2014, it brings together the resources of the College’s Jewish Studies Program, Addlestone Library’s Jewish Heritage Collection, and The Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina.
The College of Charleston’s Center for Southern Jewish Culture hosts a wide array of speakers, films, and other events.
Our Charleston Research Fellowship Program supports works of scholarship, public history, and artistic production.
We partner with other organizations to help the public discover the rich history and culture of the Jewish South.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Dr. Max Modiano Daniel, Public Historian and Director of the Jewish Heritage Collection at the College of Charleston will give a talk on his latest research, which explores how North African Jews shaped 19th-century American Jewish history and challenged racial and political norms in the antebellum South. Doors will open for brunch at 9:00 AM.
Dr. Adam Jortner (Auburn University) will talk about his new book, A Promised Land: Jewish Patriots, the American Revolution, and the Birth of Religious Freedom. This talk dismantles the enduring myth that America was founded primarily as a Christian nation, instead highlighting the diverse religious and cultural forces that shaped its origins. By widening the scope of the American Revolution to include Jewish patriots and other overlooked figures, it uncovers how Judaism played a central role in defining both the new nation and its evolving concept of citizenship. Doors will open for brunch at 9:00 AM.
NEWS AND NOTES
“Touched with Fire: Morris B. Abram and the Battle against Racial and Religious Discrimination”
Morris B. Abram (1918–2000) emerged from humble origins in a rural South Georgia town to [...]
Pursuing Justice: Fighting Hate with the Law
We regret to announce that “Pursuing Justice” has been canceled, along with all other College [...]
Mapping Jewish Charleston
Though Charleston's Jewish history, dating back to the late 17th century, is becoming better known [...]
Picturing Southern Jews: Family Portraits from the Jewish Heritage Collection
Picturing Southern Jews: Family Portraits from the Jewish Heritage Collection" was curated by Dr. Shari [...]