Item 6859. THE JEWS OF CHARLESTON [SOUTH CAROLINA]--A HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY

THE JEWS OF CHARLESTON [SOUTH CAROLINA]--A HISTORY OF AN AMERICAN JEWISH COMMUNITY

Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1950. Illustrated by 15 Photo Plates+other Photos. First Edition. Item #31351

8vo; 343 pages; Original Publisher's Cloth. 8vo. 343 pages. The first Jews settled in the area in the 1600s. Originally the community was Sephardic, later Ashkenazic. The Jewish community provided many soldiers for the Civil War. Photo endpapers compliment this thorough Southern Jewish community history. 8 pages of plates. 22 cm. Includes index. Bibliography on pages 267-325. Subject : Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston. Edges worn and dusty, otherwise very good condition. (AMR-41-44).

Price: $100.00