Center for Jewish Southern Culture Blog
Revisiting Southern Jewish History 2020
Award-winning scholar Dr. Shari Rabin, formerly assistant professor in the [...]
Body and Soul: An American Bridge, the Black-Jewish History of an American Song
The Charleston Jewish Filmfest, the Arts Management Program at the [...]
“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 [...]
Pursuing Justice: Fighting Hate with the Law
We regret to announce that “Pursuing Justice” has been canceled, [...]
Mapping Jewish Charleston
Though Charleston's Jewish history, dating back to the late 17th [...]
Picturing Southern Jews: Family Portraits from the Jewish Heritage Collection
Picturing Southern Jews: Family Portraits from the Jewish Heritage Collection" [...]
Center Talk, Spring 2019
I spent this semester working with my students in “Southern Jewish History” to curate an exhibition of southern Jewish family photographs.
Center Talk, Fall 2018
In January, we hosted journalist Sue Eisenfeld, who gave a Sunday talk on her current project, “A Yankee’s Journey Through the Jewish South.”
Center Talk, Spring 2018
The Center treated Charleston to Joselit’s eloquent meditation on the Ten Commandments in the American South.
Center Talk, Fall 2017
Kinky Friedman, Texas singer & politician, gave a free performance & participated in an on-stage conversation about his life & career as a Jewish southerner.
Center Talk, Spring 2017
The Center sponsored the first talk in the “Jews and Elections” series. Acting Director Rabin spoke about the 1860 Presidential election.
The First Jewish Americans Exhibit Opens in New York October 27
The First Jewish Americans: Freedom and Culture in the New World opens at the New York Historical Society in Manhattan on Thursday, October 27.