Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: |
Meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, programs, publications, and other administrative records of part II of the Southern
Jewish Historical Society (SJHS). Materials relate to the organization and function of SJHS with resources relevant to southern
Jewish History.
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| Title: |
Southern Jewish Historical Society records- Part II |
| Creator: |
Southern Jewish Historical Society (U.S.) |
| Date(s): |
1958-2010 |
| Extent: |
10.25 linear feet
(25 document boxes, 1 flat file box, 5 videocassettes, 6 audiocassettes, 25 miscellaneous audiovisual format items)
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| Repository: |
Jewish Heritage Collection, Special Collections, College of Charleston Libraries
66 George Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: (843) 953-8016
Fax: (843) 953-6319
URL: http://archives.library.cofc.edu
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| Call Number: |
Mss 1056b |
| Language of Material: |
Materials in English |
Historical Note
The Southern Jewish Historical Society (SJHS) was founded in 1958 and re-established in 1976 by Saul Viener as a society for
historians, archivists, and researchers to convene and discuss southern Jewish history. SJHS holds an annual conference in
alternating southern states to present papers, hold panel discussions, and tour local Jewish historical sites. SJHS also publishes
a quarterly newsletter, The Rambler; and an annual journal, Southern Jewish History; and distributes awards and grants for research and publications relating to southern Jewish history. Participating states
are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Collection Overview
Meeting minutes, correspondence, reports, programs, and publications of the Southern Jewish Historical Society (SJHS). This
finding aid describes the second accession (Part II) of the SJHS records. Part I, which has significant overlap with Part
II in regards to chronology and subject matter, is described here. Topics include conference planning, membership, publicity, and projects of the Southern Jewish Historical Society. The collection
also includes material regarding the SJHS journal and newsletter, board of directors, grant proposals, authors of publications
on southern Jewish history, and research material. Subjects include Jewish participation in the Civil War; southern Jewish
families, including the Levy family of Monticello; and the 350th anniversary of Jewish settlement in America.
Collection Arrangement
| 1. |
Administration and operations, 1978-2010 |
| 2. |
Conferences, 1976-2007 |
| 3. |
Membership, 1987-2007 |
| 4. |
Publications and projects, 1958-2009 |
| 5. |
Resources, 1986-2006 |
Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index this collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person,
family, or organization, by topical subject, by place, and by types of material.
Names
- Southern Jewish Historical Society (U.S.)
Subjects
- Jews--Societies, etc.
- History--Societies, etc.
Types of Material
- Administrative records
- Correspondence
- Programs
- Reports
Titles
Related Resources
Related Material
Related collections at the College of Charleston Special Collections include issues of the SJHS journal Southern Jewish History.
Separated Material
The first accession (Part I) of the Southern Jewish Historical Soceity records (Boxes 1-36) is described here.
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1. Administration and operations, 1978-2010
SJHS administrative records from 1978-2002 are also located in the first accession (Part I) of the Southern Jewish Historical
Soceity records. The inventory can be found here.
General operations, 1978-2006
Certificate of incorporation, 1978-1989, 1999
box 37
| folder 1
Constitution and by-laws
Constitutions and by-laws, 1998-2004, undated
box 37
| folder 2-3
Amendments, 1985-2004
box 37
| folder 4
Correspondence, 2002-2004
box 37
| folder 5
Letterhead, undated
box 37
| folder 6
Resolutions and tributes
Solomon Breibart resolution, 1990, 2004
box 37
| folder 7
B.H. Levy resolution, 1988
box 37
| folder 8
PowerPoint Print Colorways resolution, 1999
box 37
| folder 9
Saul Viener tribute, 1999, 2006
box 37
| folder 10
Miscellaneous resolutions and tributes, 2004-2005, undated
box 37
| folder 11
Questionnaires, 2004-2005
box 37
| folder 12
Includes correspondence to members regarding participation, improvements, and conferences; and to other historical societies
regarding membership, missions, and SJHS participation with society events.
SJHS website, 1999-2005
box 37
| folder 13-15
Miscellaneous material, 2000-2002
box 37
| folder 16
Board of Directors, 1983-2008
Executive committee list, 1991-1992
box 37
| folder 17
Meeting agendas and minutes
1983-2001
box 37
| folder 18-19
2002-2008
box 38
| folder 1-2
President reports to the board, 1990, 2002-2008
box 38
| folder 3
Includes updates on SJHS activities and organizations as well as challenges and concerns, such as member retention and financial
stability.
Secretary corresponding reports, 2006
box 38
| folder 4
Includes meeting notes and yearly reports.
Board member correspondence
Correspondence is mainly between board members regarding SJHS business and operations. Subjects include board meetings, literary
and scholarly authors, publications, SJHS website, and other administrative matters.
1993-2005
box 38
| folder 5-12
2006-2008, undated
box 39
| folder 1-3
Board member rosters, 1995-2004 (scattered)
box 39
| folder 4
Committees, 1986-2010
Committee lists and assignments, 1994-1996, 2001-2004
box 39
| folder 5
Ad Hoc committee, 1999-2000, 2005, 2008
box 39
| folder 6
Archives committee, 1986, 1995-2008
box 39
| folder 7-8
Includes correspondence regarding the development of the SJHS archives, committee reports, donor correspondence, and SJHS
collection policies.
Awards committee, 2000, 2005
box 39
| folder 9
Book prize committee, 2002-2003, 2006-2007
box 39
| folder 10-11
Prize is awarded every four years for the best book on southern Jewish history. Includes correspondence, announcements, criteria
report, and information regarding submissions.
Creative committee, 2004-2006, 2010
box 39
| folder 12
Responsible for generating new ideas and programs to present to the board. Topics include a non-fiction children's book, oral
history project, and a bibliography of southern Jewish history resources.
Directory committee, 2004, 2006
box 39
| folder 13
Endowment committee
Correspondence, 1999-2003, undated
box 39
| folder 14-18
Endowment fund legal agreements and correspondence, 2000-2002
box 40
| folder 1
Annual reports and account statements, 1999-2010
box 40
| folder 2
Minutes and reports, 1999-2003
box 40
| folder 3
Donation forms and letters, undated
box 40
| folder 4
Policies, undated
box 40
| folder 5
Financial future committee correspondence, 2006-2007
box 40
| folder 6
Grants committee
Grant applicant and recipient correspondence, 1989-2008
box 40
| folder 7-10
Includes submission letters with project proposals.
Correspondence, 1989-2009
box 41
| folder 1
Member lists, 1998-2001
box 41
| folder 2
Reports, 1990-2007
box 41
| folder 3
History committee, 2000
box 41
| folder 4
Includes information regarding the history of SJHS.
Journal committee
Reports to the board, 1998-2008
box 41
| folder 5
Correspondence, 2000-2002
box 41
| folder 6
Journal prize committee, 2001-2005
box 41
| folder 7
Includes press release, correspondence, and committee report.
Liaison committee, 2002-2006
box 41
| folder 8
Established to promote interaction between SJHS and other local and regional Jewish historical societies. Includes correspondence,
questionnaires, and committee reports.
Membership committee reports and correspondence, 1990-2008
box 41
| folder 9-10
Newsletter committee reports and correspondence, 1990-2008
box 41
| folder 11-12
Nominating committee reports and correspondence, 1994-2008
box 41
| folder 13-14
Prize committee, 2000-2004
box 42
| folder 1
Program committee reports and correspondence, 1991-2007
box 42
| folder 2-3
Includes program suggestions as well as submissions from lecturers.
Publications committee correspondence, 1994-200
box 42
| folder 4
Retention committee report, 2008
box 42
| folder 5
Site committee correspondence, 2003-2007
box 42
| folder 6
Steering committee list, 2006
box 42
| folder 7
Student essay prize committee, 1989-2005
box 42
| folder 8-9
Presented an award for the best paper on southern Jewish history by an undergraduate or graduate student. Includes prize announcement,
committee and applicant correspondence, reports, and submissions.
Financial records, 1982-2010
Reports, 1983-2010
box 42
| folder 10-12
Includes asset reports, income and expense reports, and proposed budgets.
Treasurer reports, 1982-2007
box 42
| folder 13
Correspondence, 1994-2007
box 42
| folder 14
Includes questions, comments, and ideas regarding income and expenses.
Wax, Bernard (treasurer) correspondence, 2001-2003
box 42
| folder 15
Fundraising
Includes correspondence and reports.
Gale Foundation, 2001
box 42
| folder 16
Hoffberger Foundation, 2005-2006
box 42
| folder 17
Jerome Gumenick Philanthropic Fund, 2001-2007
box 43
| folder 1
Kawaler Foundation, 1998-1999, 2004-2007
box 43
| folder 2
Norman A. Sugarman Judaic Research Award, 2001
box 43
| folder 3
Other donors, 1999-2008
box 43
| folder 4
Tax exempt forms and correspondence, 1986-2010 (scattered)
box 43
| folder 5-7
2. Conferences, 1976-2009
Includes correspondence, programs, handouts, articles regarding local Jewish history, biographical sketches of presenters,
and brochures for Jewish places of interest. Correspondence is between board of directors, presenters, and host city committees
regarding topics such as procuring speakers, arranging city tours, meals, and hotels. Materials relating to SJHS conferences
from 1978-1996 are also located in the first accession (Part I) of the Southern Jewish Historical Soceity records. The inventory
can be found here.
1976:
The History of Southern Jewry, Richmond, Virginia
box 43
| folder 8-9
1977: Raleigh, North Carolina
box 43
| folder 10
1978: Raleigh, North Carolina, conference schedule
box 43
| folder 11
1978: Savannah, Georgia, conference schedule
box 43
| folder 12
1982: New Orleans, Louisiana, photographs
box 43
| folder 13
1984: Richmond, Virginia, bookmark
box 43
| folder 14
1985:
Lox and Grits: A Jewish Sense of Place in the South, Memphis, Tennessee, program
box 43
| folder 15
1986:
The Southern Jewish Experience, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, conference schedule and photographs
box 43
| folder 16-17
1987:
The Southern Jews and Their Legacy, Durham, North Carolina, conference schedule
box 43
| folder 18
1990:
An Encounter with Southern Jewish History, Jackson, Mississippi
Conference participant correspondence
box 43
| folder 19
Conference packets, schedules, and handouts
box 43
| folder 20
Post-conference questionnaire
box 43
| folder 22
1991:
Celebrating the Southern Jewish Experience, Alexandria, Virginia
Planning correspondence
box 43
| folder 23
Program and schedule
box 43
| folder 24
1993: Atlanta, Georgia
Conference schedule
box 43
| folder 26
Presentations and papers
box 43
| folder 27
Contains "The Goldsmith's: A Memphis Department Store Family" by Patricia M. LaPointe and "Blacks, Jews, and the Civil Rights Movement in Miami, 1945-1960" by Raymond A. Mohl.
Miscellaneous, 1993
box 43
| folder 28
1994: Raleigh, North Carolina
Programs and schedules
box 43
| folder 29
List of North Carolina Jewish organizations
box 43
| folder 30
Newsletter articles
box 43
| folder 31
Post-conference questionnaire
box 43
| folder 32
Thank you letters
box 43
| folder 33
Miscellaneous
box 43
| folder 34
1995: New Orleans, Louisiana
Planning correspondence
box 44
| folder 1
Conference and tours registration forms
box 44
| folder 2
Programs, schedules, and handouts
box 44
| folder 3
Includes A Brief History of the New Orleans Jewish Community by Harriet K. Stern.
Presentations and panels
box 44
| folder 4
Includes "River Borne Diseases" by Catherine Kahn.
Press release and newspaper articles
box 44
| folder 5
Thank you letters
box 44
| folder 6
Souvenir tote bags (oversize)
box 62
1996:
Jewish Images: Past and Present "Y'all," Miami Beach, Florida
Correspondence
box 44
| folder 7
Schedules, handouts, and registration forms
box 44
| folder 8
Jewish places of interest
box 44
| folder 9
Includes brochures for MOSAIC: Jewish Museum of Florida, The Jewish Museum, and The B'nai B'rith Klutznick National Jewish
Museum.
Articles and newsletters
box 44
| folder 10
Miscellaneous
box 44
| folder 11
Miscellaneous (oversize)
box 62
1997: Hot Springs, Arkansas
Planning correspondence
box 44
| folder 12
Programs and schedules
box 44
| folder 13
"How to Collect Archival Material Locally in Jewish Arkansas" session
box 44
| folder 14
Financial ledger
box 44
| folder 15
Temple Beth Israel
box 44
| folder 16
Bill Clinton
box 44
| folder 17
Includes letter to SJHS from Bill Clinton and pamphlet of White House photographs.
Post-conference correspondence
box 44
| folder 18
Photographs
box 44
| folder 19
Includes images from the conference and of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
Conference video recording
videotape 1056-v01
(JHC videocassettes box 1 | 1 videocassette tape)
Miscellaneous
box 44
| folder 21
Includes brochure for the Levi Hospital Legacy Society.
Souvenir tote bag (oversize)
box 62
1998: Nashville, Tennessee
Planning correspondence
box 44
| folder 22
Programs, schedules, and handouts
box 45
| folder 1
Includes brochure on the history of Nashville's Jewish population.
Presentations and panels
Keynote address by Tony Horwitz
box 45
| folder 2
Includes planning correspondence and review of his book Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War.
"Benjamin Levy: The Life and Times of an Antebellum New Orleans Book Seller and Publisher" by Florence Jumonville
box 45
| folder 3
"Doing Research on the Internet" by Cheryl Melnick Weitman
box 45
| folder 4
"Jews in Blues: Country Music; Is it Good for the Jews?" panel, 1998
box 45
| folder 5
"Jews in Grey" panel, 1998
box 45
| folder 6
"Leo Frank: The Case That Would Not Die" panel, 1998
box 45
| folder 7
"Moses Elias Levy of Florida: A Jewish Abolitionist in London, 1824-1828" by Chris Monaco
box 45
| folder 8
"Shalom Y'all," Brian Bain, 1998
box 45
| folder 9
"Southern Jewish Melting Pot: Sephardic, French/German, and East European Jews Invade the South" panel
box 45
| folder 10
"Southern Jewry: An Overview" by Mark Bauman
box 45
| folder 11
"Women of Valor" panel
box 45
| folder 12
"Meet the Author" panel
box 45
| folder 13
Photographs
box 45
| folder 14
Conference audio recordings
audiocassette 1056-a01, 1056-a02, 1056-a03, 1056-a04(JHC audiocassettes box 1 | 4 audiocassettes)
Conference VHS video recording
videotape 1056-v02
(JHC videocasettes box 1 | 1 videocassette tape)
Conference 8 mm video recordings
videotape 1056-m01, 1056-m02, 1056-m03(JHC miscellaneous audiovisual formats box 1 | 3 8mm videotapes)
Post-conference correspondence
box 45
| folder 16
Miscellaneous
box 45
| folder 17
1999: Richmond, Virginia
Planning correspondence
box 45
| folder 18
Programs and schedules
box 45
| folder 19
Book fair
box 45
| folder 20
Panels and presentations
Jerome Gumenick lecturer Alfred Uhry
box 45
| folder 21
Includes correspondence, biographical information, and newspaper articles.
"Fitting In" panel
box 46
| folder 1
"History Through Fiction" panel
box 46
| folder 2
"The Levy Family and the Preservation of Monticello," Susan Stein
box 46
| folder 3
"The Lone Stars of David" panel
box 46
| folder 4
"The Printed Word" panel
box 46
| folder 5
"A Touro Family Album" panel
box 46
| folder 6
"The Virginia Experience: Challenge and Response" panel
box 46
| folder 7
Temple Beth Ahabah
box 46
| folder 9
Financial material
box 46
| folder 10
Conference-related articles
box 46
| folder 11
Photographs
box 46
| folder 12-13
Conference video recordings
videotape 1056-m04, 1056-m05, 1056-m06, 1056-m07, 1056-m08, 1056-m09(JHC miscellaneous audiovisual formats box 1 | 6 8mm videotapes)
Post-conference correspondence
box 46
| folder 15
Miscellaneous
box 46
| folder 16
Souvenir tote bag (oversize)
box 62
2000:
Tikun Olam: Notions Peddled Out of Cincinnati. How the Rabbis Preached What They Practiced, Cincinnati, Ohio
Held at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion.
Planning correspondence
box 46
| folder 17
Programs, agendas, and handouts
box 46
| folder 18
Book fair
box 46
| folder 19
Presentations and panels
"Civil Rights and the Outspoken Rabbi: Views From the Homefront" panel
box 46
| folder 20
"My Adventures with Alphabet Browne" by Janice Blumberg
box 46
| folder 21
"Rabbi Bernard Illowy (1814-1871): Counter Reformer" panel
box 47
| folder 1
"Tribute to Jacob Rader Marcus" panel
box 47
| folder 2
"Meet the Author" panel
box 47
| folder 3
Local Jewish places of interest
box 47
| folder 4
Publicity
box 47
| folder 5
Includes correspondence regarding conference publicity, a press release, and newsletter.
Conference-related articles
box 47
| folder 6
Columbus Jewish Historical Society newsletter
box 47
| folder 7
Photographs
box 47
| folder 8
Conference video recordings
videotape 1056-v03, 1056-v04(JHC videocassettes box 1 | 2 videocassette tapes)
Conference video recordings
videotape 1056-m10, 1056-m11, 1056-m12, 1056-m13, 1056-m14(JHC miscellaneous audiovisual formats box 1 | 5 8mm videotapes )
Post-conference correspondence
box 47
| folder 10
Miscellaneous
box 47
| folder 11
2001:
Southern Jews: Yesterday and Today, Norfolk, Virginia
Includes articles on early Jewish settlers in Virginia and a newsletter about Fort Monroe during the Civil War.
Planning correspondence
box 47
| folder 12
Programs, agendas, and handouts
box 47
| folder 13
Presidential address and announcements
box 47
| folder 14
Presentations and panels
"Local History" panel
box 47
| folder 15
"The Life of David Mendes Cohen," Robert D. Marcus and James Quillan
box 47
| folder 16
"My Friendship with President Jimmy Carter," Robert Lipshutz
box 47
| folder 17
"Meet the author" panel
box 47
| folder 18
"Passing the Torch of Idealism: Gertrude Weil as a Southern Jewish Citizen-Activist," Dr. Joyce Antler
box 47
| folder 19
"Rabbi Betram Korn Revisited: American Jewry and the Civil War," Robert N. Rosen
box 47
| folder 20
Local Jewish places of interest
box 47
| folder 21
Includes brochures for Chrysler Museum of Art and Historic Houses and Temple Sanai.
Ohef Shalom Temple
box 47
| folder 22
Financial material
box 47
| folder 23
Includes budget reports, income and expense reports, and correspondence regarding financial contributions and grants.
Conference-related articles and press release
box 47
| folder 24
Virginia Jewish history articles
box 47
| folder 25
Photographs
box 47
| folder 26
Post-conference correspondence
box 47
| folder 27
Miscellaneous
box 47
| folder 28
2002:
The Many Souths of Southern Jewry, Shreveport, Louisiana
Planning correspondence
box 48
| folder 1
Programs, agendas, and handouts
box 48
| folder 2
Presentations and panels
"Book and Author" panel
box 48
| folder 3
"My Father's People: A Family of Southern Jews," Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
box 48
| folder 4
"Pittfalls & Paradoxes: Exhibiting Jewish History" panel
box 48
| folder 5
"Shalom Y'all: Images of Southern Jewish Life in America-The stories behind the images," Bill Aron
box 48
| folder 6
"Suddenly NOT Jewish," Dr. Paul Gaston
box 48
| folder 7
Shreveport Jewish history articles
box 48
| folder 8
Evaluation sheets
box 48
| folder 9
Post-conference correspondence
box 48
| folder 10
Includes annual conference report.
Miscellaneous
box 48
| folder 11
Souvenir tote bag (oversize)
box 62
2003: Memphis, Tennessee
Included material regarding the planning of the conference. Mostly correspondence but also includes articles and information
regarding Jews in Memphis, Black Jews, Jews in the Civil Rights Movement, and Jewish places of interest.
Planning correspondence
box 48
| folder 12-15
Committee meeting minutes and reports
box 49
| folder 1
Budget and financial records
box 49
| folder 2
Attendees and members
box 49
| folder 3
Conference packets and handouts
box 49
| folder 4
Programs, agendas, and schedules
box 49
| folder 5
Presentations and panels
Information regarding the planning of panel discussions and presentations. Included is correspondence, photographs, articles
by and regarding moderators and panelists, and transcripts of presentations.
Planning correspondence
box 49
| folder 6
"An Orthodox Oasis in the South" panel
box 49
| folder 7
"Shalom Y'all: The Jewish Community of Memphis- Mid-South Jews and Medical Issues" panel
box 49
| folder 8
"Say it With Food: A Culinary Tour of the Jewish South" panel
box 49
| folder 9
"Cues, Blues, and Jews: Southern Music and Southern Jews" panel
box 49
| folder 10
"Parallel Lives: Growing up Jewish and Black in Mississippi" panel
box 49
| folder 11
"What Drives Miss Daisy?" panel
box 49
| folder 12
"With a Southern Accent: The Contributions of Southern Jews to Jewish Publishing in America" by Ellen Frankel
box 49
| folder 13
"Meet the Authors" session and Book Prize award
box 49
| folder 14
Transcripts of miscellaneous presentations
box 49
| folder 15
Miscellaneous presentation materials
box 49
| folder 16
Events and activities
box 49
| folder 17
Brochures and information regarding museums, synagogues, and other sites visited as part of the conference.
Bus tour
box 49
| folder 18
The Pinch District
box 49
| folder 19
Book sale
box 49
| folder 21
Memphis Jewish history articles
box 49
| folder 22
Newspaper articles on the conference
box 49
| folder 23
Memories of Memphis
box 50
| folder 1
Memories about growing up Jewish in Memphis sent to SJHS officers.
Southern Jewish Heritage newsletters by the Memphis Jewish Historical Society
box 50
| folder 2
Thank you letters
box 50
| folder 3
Post-conference correspondence
box 50
| folder 4
Miscellaneous
box 50
| folder 5
2004:
Jewish Roots in Southern Soil: Commemorating 350 Years of Jewish Settlement in America, Charleston, South Carolina
Planning correspondence
box 50
| folder 6-7
Program committee meetings and minutes
box 50
| folder 8
Attendees and members
box 50
| folder 9
Budget and financial records
box 50
| folder 10
Programs, agendas, and handouts
box 50
| folder 11
Includes program information for Matriarchs and Magnolias: Jewish Women of the South - Agents of Change conference at the University of Virginia.
Presentations and panels
box 50
| folder 12-13
Presidential announcements
box 50
| folder 14
Conference-related articles and press release
box 50
| folder 15
South Carolina Jewish history
box 50
| folder 16
350 years of Jewish settlement in America
box 50
| folder 17
Includes brochures and articles from other organizations celebrating 350th anniversary.
Other materials relating to Jewish history
box 50
| folder 18
Book fair
box 50
| folder 19
Hotels
box 50
| folder 20
Questionnaire
box 51
| folder 2
Post-conference correspondence
box 51
| folder 3
Souvenir tote bag (oversize)
box 62
2005:
Looking South from the Mason Dixon Line, Baltimore, Maryland
Planning correspondence
box 51
| folder 4-6
Programs, agendas, and handouts
box 51
| folder 7
Budget and financial material
box 51
| folder 8
Panels and presentations
box 51
| folder 9-10
Includes a playbill for "Levy's Ghost" by Lewis Schrager and biographical sketch of speakers.
Baltimore Jewish history, 2005
box 51
| folder 11
Includes 2005 October 21 issue of Baltimore Jewish Times stored in JHC oversize box 1, folder 1056-1.
Conference-related articles
box 51
| folder 12
Other articles relating to Jewish history
box 51
| folder 13
Baltimore history
box 51
| folder 14
Includes an issue of Style, a magazine regarding living in Baltimore, with various articles on Baltimore's history.
Publicity
box 51
| folder 16
Questionnaire
box 51
| folder 18
Post-conference correspondence
box 51
| folder 19
Miscellaneous
box 51
| folder 20
2006: Little Rock, Arkansas
Planning correspondence
box 51
| folder 21
Programs, agendas, and handouts
box 51
| folder 22
Panels and presentations
"Arkansas Travelers: The Winter Family of Alabama and Arkansas, A Case Study in Researching Jewish Family History" by Karen Franklin
box 52
| folder 1
"Imperfect Justice: U.S. Negotiations over Holocaust Restitution" by Stuart Eizenstat
box 52
| folder 2
"Matzoh Ball Gumbo Food Experience" by Marcie Cohen Ferris
box 52
| folder 3
Budget and financial material
box 52
| folder 4
Bernard Rapoport correspondence regarding the Rapoport Foundation
box 52
| folder 5
Conference-related articles
box 52
| folder 6
Attendees
box 52
| folder 7
Silent auction
box 52
| folder 9
Post-conference correspondence
box 52
| folder 11
Miscellaneous
box 52
| folder 12
Includes history of the Congregation House of Israel of Hot Springs, Arkansas; Constitution and by-laws of the Hebrew Ladies'
Benevolent Association, 1892; Siesel family genealogical chart; and death notices for Nathan and Michael Stifft.
2007:
A Capital Connection, Washington, D.C.
Planning correspondence
box 52
| folder 13
Programs, agendas, and handouts
box 52
| folder 14
Budget and financial material
box 52
| folder 15
Conference-related articles
box 52
| folder 16
Attendees and members
box 52
| folder 17
2008:
Jews in a Changing South, Atlanta, Georgia
Programs and handouts
box 52
| folder 18
"Meet the Authors" session
box 52
| folder 19
Attendees
box 52
| folder 20
2009:
A Community Rediscovered. A City Revitalized, New Orleans, Louisiana
box 52
| folder 21
Includes pamphlets and prayer book from Temple Sanai.
Unidentified conference photographs
box 52
| folder 22
3. Membership, 1987-2007
SJHS membership records from 1979-2000 are also located in the first accession (Part I) of the Southern Jewish Historical
Society records. The inventory can be found here.
Correspondence
Includes membership inquiries, responses to members, and board member correspondence regarding renewals, new members, policies,
and delinquencies.
1993-2001
box 52
| folder 23-28
2002-2004
box 53
| folder 1-3
Directory, 2007
box 53
| folder 4
Forms and form letters, 1987-2004
box 53
| folder 5
Rosters
1995-2006
box 54
| folder 1-8
2005 material stored on 3.5 inch floppy disks.
4. Publications and projects, 1958-2009
Correspondence, 2003-2004
box 54
| folder 9
"Union of American Hebrew Congregations" exhibit in Orlando, Florida, 1999
box 54
| folder 10
Includes correspondence, brochures, and exhibit information.
Unidentified exhibit, undated
box 55
| folder 1-4
Contains reproductions of photographs depicting various scenes from the Jewish south, including synagogues, congregations
and businesses, circa 1870-1940.
Publications
Brochures, 1990-2009, undated
box 55
| folder 5
Brochure planning, 1999-2009
box 55
| folder 6-8
Copyright permissions, 1999, 2004
box 56
| folder 1
The Journal of the Southern Jewish Historical Society, 1958
box 56
| folder 2
SJHS newsletters
SJHS Newsletter, 1986-1998
box 56
| folder 3-7
The Rambler
1998-2003
box 56
| folder 8-10
2004-2010
box 57
| folder 1-6
The Rambler working files
Includes article drafts, news articles and press releases, story ideas, correspondence, board committee reports, and conference
information.
General, 1998-1999
box 57
| folder 7-13
General, 2000-2003
box 58
| folder 1-12
General, 2004-2007
box 59
| folder 1-6
Book reviews, 2007-2008
box 59
| folder 7
Photographs, 2006, undated
box 59
| folder 8
Miscellaneous, undated
box 59
| folder 9
Southern Jewish History
Articles and peer reviews, 1995-2003
box 59
| folder 10
Correspondence, 1994-2000
box 59
| folder 11
Author and peer reviewer guidelines, 1997-1998, undated
box 59
| folder 12
Logo by Avram Ashery, 1999
box 59
| folder 13
Projects
Jewish Publication Society, 2000, 2004
box 60
| folder 1
Includes correspondence regarding a fictional book for young readers about the Jewish South.
Katrina's Jewish Voices, 2005-2006
box 60
| folder 2
Focuses on the Jewish experience of Hurricane Katrina as well as recovery assistance.
5. Resources, 1986-2006
Articles, 1996-2006
Anti-Semitism, 1996, 2001-2004
box 60
| folder 3
"Matzah Ball Memories in the Jewish South," 2001
box 60
| folder 4
Middle East, 2001-2003
box 60
| folder 5
The Moses Myers house, Norfolk (Va.), 2005
box 60
| folder 6
"A Portion of the People: 300 Years of Southern Jewish Life" exhibit, 2002
box 60
| folder 7
Southern Jewish Historical Society, 2001-2004
box 60
| folder 8
Articles regarding Southern Jewish Historical Society members, 1999-2006
box 60
| folder 9
Miscellaneous, 1995-2007
box 60
| folder 10
Archives, museums, and historical societies, 1994-2006
List of Jewish historical, genealogical societies, archives, museums, and libraries, undated
box 60
| folder 11
American Jewish Historical Society, 2003-2005
box 60
| folder 12
Arquivo Historico Judaico Brasileiro, 1998
box 60
| folder 13
Newsletter from a Brazilian Jewish historical society.
Congregation Sha'Arai Shomayim, 1999, 2006
box 60
| folder 14
Includes correspondence regarding archivist emeritus, Robert J. Zietz.
Jewish Historical Society of Greater Washington, 2006
box 60
| folder 15
Jewish Historical Society of Memphis and the Mid-South, 2004
box 60
| folder 16
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina, 1994-1995
box 60
| folder 17
Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience, 1994-2006
box 60
| folder 18
Nebraska Jewish Historical Society, 2002
box 60
| folder 19
New Orleans Holocaust Memorial, 1996-1997
box 60
| folder 20
Includes correspondence regarding the building of a holocaust memorial with examples from the Holocaust Memorial in Miami
Beach, Florida. Also includes photographs.
Peninsula Jewish Historical Society, 1999-2002
box 60
| folder 21
The Society of Friends of Touro Synagogue, 1999
box 60
| folder 22
The Straus Historical Society, Inc., 1999
box 60
| folder 23
Texas Historical Jewish Society, 1994
box 60
| folder 24
The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum, 2004
box 60
| folder 25
Correspondence, 2003-2006
box 60
| folder 26
Between board members regarding other institutions.
Miscellaneous, 1997-2002, undated
box 60
| folder 27
Papers and presentations, 1981-2004, undated
"Articles on the Southern Jewish Experience in the Journals of the American Jewish Historical Society and American Jewish Archives," compiled by Solomon Breibart, 1986
box 60
| folder 28
"At one with the Majority Viewpoint: The Jews of Montgomery, Alabama and the Montgomery Bus Boycott" by Mary Stanton, undated
box 60
| folder 29
"Dr. Abram Kanof-An Appreciation," undated
box 60
| folder 30
"The Jewish Confederates" by Robert Rosen, 1999
box 61
| folder 1
"Voicing a Different Voice: Jewish Women of the South" by Cynthia Levy, 2004
box 61
| folder 2
Other resources, 1992, 1998-2006
Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life, 2002-2006
box 61
| folder 3-4
Archival inquiries and responses, 1999, 2003-2004
box 61
| folder 5
Includes correspondence between SJHS and researchers, as well as documents pertaining to Jewish history such as copies of
Lee Frankel's papers from the American Jewish Historical Society archives regarding health problems in Memphis, Tennessee
in 1917.
Bibliography and suggested readings on southern Jewish history, 2002-2003, 2006
box 61
| folder 6
"B'nai Israel: A History of a Jewish Community," 1992
videotape 1056-v05
(JHC Videocassettes Box 1 | 1 videocassette tape)
Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion calendar, 2000-2001 (oversize)
box 62
Anita Zucker article, 1998 (oversize)
box 62
Miscellaneous, undated
box 61
| folder 7
Administrative Information
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Southern Jewish Historical Society records- Part II, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston,
SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated at various times from 1997-2009 by representatives for the Southern Jewish Historical Society: Berkley
Kalin, Sid and Helen Silver, Barbara Tahsler, Cathy Kahn, Marcy Ferris, and Bernard Wax.
Accruals
The College of Charleston expects to receive future accruals of the Southern Jewish Historical Society records. Please contact
Special Collections staff for more information.
Processing Information
Processed by Melissa Bronheim, March 2011.
Encoded by Melissa Bronheim and Sarah Dorpinghaus, September 2011.
Reviewed and uploaded by Martha McTear, October 2011.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of
the finding aid.
