Descriptive Summary
| Abstract: |
Research files, publications, correspondence, and other professional papers of Solomon Breibart, teacher and historian. Materials
relate to Breibart's research and publications on the history of Charleston's Jewish population, in particular, the history
of the city's oldest Jewish congregation, Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim.
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| Title: |
Solomon Breibart professional papers |
| Creator: |
Breibart, Solomon |
| Date(s): |
circa 1965-2008 |
| Physical Description: |
8.5 linear feet
(12 document boxes, 8 index card boxes)
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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 1084 |
| Language of Material: |
Materials in
English and
Hebrew
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Biographical Note
Solomon ("Sol" or "Solly") Breibart (1914-2009), teacher and historian, was born in Charleston, South Carolina, to Sam and Ida Breibart. Sol Breibart
attended the College of Charleston and earned his MA and teaching certificate from the University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, in 1938. During this period, he became an active member of Aleph Zadik Aleph, a Jewish youth organization affiliated
with B'nai Brith. After graduation, Breibart worked at the High School of Charleston as a social studies teacher and guidance
counselor. In 1957, he began teaching at Rivers High School, where he became assistant principal.
After retiring from teaching in 1976, Breibart began researching the poet and hymnalist Penina Moïse and other topics relating
to Charleston's Jewish history, particularly Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE). Breibart gave talks and lectures on his findings
and published numerous articles in KKBE's bulletin, the Charleston Jewish Journal, and the newsletters of the Southern Jewish
Historical Society (SJHS) and the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina (JHSSC). Breibart was an active member of SJHS,
served on the board of directors, and held terms as president and editor of the SJHS newsletter. His tenure on the JHSSC board
lasted from the Society's inception in 1994 until his death in 2009.
For a more detailed biography, see "In Distinguished Company: A Profile of Solomon Breibart, Teacher and Historian" by Harlan Greene and Dale Rosengarten, published first in Southern Jewish History (2004) and then as the introduction to Explorations in Charleston's Jewish History, a 2005 compilation of Breibart's essays.
Collection Overview
Research files, articles, notes, correspondence, and other professional papers of Solomon Breibart, teacher and historian.
Materials relate to Breibart's research and publications on the history of Jews in Charleston, South Carolina, particularly
the history of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE). The collection also includes materials regarding Breibart's presentations,
KKBE committee work, and involvement in the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina. Topics include KKBE, Jewish cemeteries,
1886 earthquake, Charleston Jewish Community Center, Brith Sholom Beth Israel, Jewish servicemen, B'nai Brith, Penina Moïse,
Gustavus Poznanski, David Levy, and Jacob S. Raisin.
Collection Arrangement
| 1. |
Publications |
| 2. |
Research Files |
| 3. |
Correspondence |
| 4. |
Organizations and Activities |
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
- Breibart, Solomon
- Moïse, Penina
- Posnanski, Gustavus
- Raisin, Jacob S. (Jacob Salmon), 1878-1946
- Levy, David (1854-1931)
- Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (Charleston, S.C.)
- Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina
- Aleph Zadik Aleph
Subjects
- Jews--South Carolina--Charleston--History
- Jews--Southern States--History
- Jewish cemeteries--South Carolina--Charleston
Types of Material
- Research notes
- Articles
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
Related Resources
Related Material
Related collections at the College of Charleston Special Collections include the Solomon and Sara Breibart papers (Mss 1085)
and 2 oral history interviews of Solomon Breibart (1995, 2004).
Detailed Description of the Collection
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1. Publications
Consists of Breibart's articles, pamphlets, and other publications as well as related research files and drafts. Research
files include handwritten notes, publications, photographs, and photocopies of primary sources such as newspapers, ledgers,
correspondence, and diaries. Also present is correspondence between Breibart and other researchers.
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (KKBE)
"The Annals of KKBE," 1997-1999
box 1
| folder 1
"Archives Acquisitions," 1986
box 1
| folder 2
"Beth Elohim and the Earthquake," 1986
box 1
| folder 3
"Beth Elohim's Second Organ," 1986
box 1
| folder 4
"Correcting the Chronology of the Presidents of K.K. Beth Elohim," 1984
box 1
| folder 5
"David Lopez, Builder," 1991
box 1
| folder 6
"Early Scrapbooks and Journals of Jacob S. Raisin," 2005
box 1
| folder 7-8
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, 250th Anniversary: 1749-1999, 1999
box 1
| folder 9
"KKBE: The Transition from Orthodox to Reform," 1999
box 1
| folder 10
"Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin and Zionism in Charleston, 1915-1945," 2008
box 1
| folder 11
The Rev. Mr. Gustavus Poznanski: First American Jewish Reform Minister, 1979
box 1
| folder 12
The Rev. Mr. Gustavus Poznanski: First American Jewish Reform Minister, 1979
box 2
| folder 1-2
"The Status of Women in KKBE to 1920," 1984
box 2
| folder 3
"This Synagogue Is Our Temple," 1980
box 2
| folder 4-5
"The Synagogues of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, Charleston," 1979
box 2
| folder 6-7
Charleston and Miscellaneous
Articles on the Southern Jewish Experience in the Journals of the American Jewish Historical Society and American Jewish Archives, 1986
box 2
| folder 8
"BSBI Celebrates 140th Anniversary," 1995
box 2
| folder 9
"Charleston Jewish Service Men in World War II," 1995
box 2
| folder 10
"Charleston Jews and the Earthquake of 1886," 1994
box 3
| folder 1
"Chronology of the Jewish Congregations of Charleston, SC," 1993
box 3
| folder 2
"Dan Lodge #593," 1994
box 3
| folder 3
"Early Jews of Augusta, GA," 1983
box 3
| folder 4
"The Evolution of Government in Charleston County, 1949-1984," [UNC MA thesis]
box 3
| folder 5
Explorations in Charleston's Jewish History, 2005
box 3
| folder 6
"Forerunners of the Charleston Jewish Community Center," 1980
box 3
| folder 7
"Francis Salvador, Revolutionary War Martyr," 1996
box 3
| folder 8
"The Jewish Cemeteries of Charleston," 1994
box 3
| folder 9
"Joseph Fromberg: A Courageous Stand," 1994
box 3
| folder 10
"Louis M. Shimel, First Jewish Community Center President," 1995
box 3
| folder 11
"A New Era (1957-2003)," [regarding the Hebrew Orphan Society- unpublished]
box 3
| folder 12
"An Overview- The First Fifty Years," 1995
box 3
| folder 13
Some Places in Charleston, S.C., of Jewish Interest, 1995
box 4
| folder 1
"A Timeline of Charleston's Jewish History," 2004
box 4
| folder 2
"Two Jewish Congregations in Charleston, S.C., Before 1791: A New Conclusion," 1980
box 4
| folder 3
"Women Who Made a Difference," 1994
box 4
| folder 4
Miscellaneous publications, 1980-1996 and undated
box 4
| folder 5
Penina Moïse, Southern Jewish Poetess, 1984
Abraham Moïse (father)
box 4
| folder 6
Fancy's Sketch Book photocopies
box 4
| folder 7
Moïse family wills and property transfers
box 4
| folder 8
Penina Moïse correspondence
box 4
| folder 9
Portrait
box 4
| folder 10
Post mortem items
box 4
| folder 11
Publications
box 4
| folder 12
Research correspondence
box 4
| folder 13
Miscellaneous research files
box 4
| folder 14
2. Research Files
Included are newspaper clippings, publications, handwritten notes, brochures, inventories, indexes, photographs, and correspondence.
Materials are a combination of original documents, photocopies, and photostats.
"An Architectural History of Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim" by Gene Wadell
box 5
| folder 1
Aleph Zadik Aleph
box 5
| folder 2
Bibliographies and guides
box 5
| folder 3-4
Burials at BSBI cemetery in Maryville, SC
box 5
| folder 5
Carvalho, Solomon
box 5
| folder 6
Charleston
box 5
| folder 7
Charleston in Jewish periodicals, circa 1877-1897
box 5
| folder 8
Charleston's Jewish journalists
box 5
| folder 9
Charleston Jewish wills transcriptions
box 5
| folder 10
Charleston's Jewish population
box 6
| folder 1-2
Center Talk notes, 1945-1986
box 6
| folder 3
Coming Street cemetery
box 6
| folder 4-6
Deaths and graves
box 6
| folder 7
De La Motta, Jacob
box 6
| folder 8
DeCosta family
box 7
| folder 1
Eckman, Julius
box 7
| folder 2
Elzas, Barnett A.
box 7
| folder 3
Georgetown, SC, Jews
box 7
| folder 4
Individuals
box 7
| folder 5
Israel, Morris and Elias, Rebecca descendants
box 7
| folder 6
Jewish organizations taken from city directories, 1875-1924
box 7
| folder 7
King Street merchants
box 7
| folder 8
KKBE brochures, booklets, and pamphlets
box 7
| folder 9
KKBE constitution and by-laws
box 7
| folder 10
KKBE miscellaneous
box 7
| folder 11-12
KKBE pew arrangement
box 7
| folder 13
KKBE temple guide research
box 8
| folder 1
KKBE Unveh Sholom location
box 8
| folder 2
Lazarus, Abraham and Rosa Visanska
box 8
| folder 3
Levy, David
box 8
| folder 4-5
Marriages of Charleston Jews
box 8
| folder 6
Mayer, Maurice
box 8
| folder 7
Nathan, Moses Henry
box 8
| folder 8
Orangeburg, South Carolina
box 8
| folder 9
Purim celebrations in South Carolina
box 8
| folder 10
Reformed Society of Israelites
box 8
| folder 11
Shearith Israel of Charleston, 1840-1866
box 8
| folder 12
Southern Jews
box 8
| folder 13
Southern Jews
box 9
| folder 1
Synagogue photographs
box 9
| folder 2
Tobias, Thomas J. inventory
box 9
| folder 3
Wichmann, G. Theodore
box 9
| folder 4
Miscellaneous handwritten notes
box 9
| folder 5
Miscellaneous materials
box 9
| folder 6
Index Cards
Cards generally include birth and death dates, family members, address, occupation, congregation membership, and burial location.
1860 census
box 10
BSBI Maryville
Civil War
Emanu-El
Jewish veterans of World War II, Charleston residents
Obituaries
Revolutionary War
World War I servicemen
World War II servicemen
Miscellaneous
Cemetery Index Cards
KKBE Coming Street cemetery, Charleston
box 12
KKBE Huguenin Street cemetery, Charleston, A-M
box 13
KKBE Huguenin Street cemetery, Charleston, N-Z
box 14
Brith Sholom Magnolia and Beth Israel Magnolia cemeteries, Charleston
box 15
Brith Sholom Beth Israel cemetery, Maryville, Charleston
box 16
Emanu-El cemetery, Maryville, Charleston
box 17
3. Correspondence
Research inquiries, thank you letters, and correspondence with other historians and researchers from Breibart's tenure as
KKBE historian.
1974-1992
box 18
| folder 1-7
1993-2008
box 19
| folder 1-5
4. Organizations and Activities
Curriculum vitas
box 19
| folder 6
AJA conference on preserving synagogue archives steering committee, 1998-1999
box 19
| folder 7
Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina, 1980-2008
Annual meetings and other events, 1994-2005
box 20
| folder 1
By-laws, 2000-2005
box 20
| folder 2
Cemetery Survey Project, circa 2004
box 20
| folder 3
Correspondence and memos, 1994-2006
box 20
| folder 4
Financial records, 1995-2007
box 20
| folder 5
Meeting minutes and agendas, 1993-2006 (scattered)
box 20
| folder 6
Newsletters, 1994-2005 (scattered)
box 20
| folder 7
Speakers Bureau, circa 2002-2003
box 20
| folder 8
Miscellaneous, 1980-2008
box 20
| folder 9
KKBE Yom Kippur Memorial Roll of Honor Committee, 1968-1999
box 20
| folder 10
KKBE interpretive exhibit, 2005
box 20
| folder 11
"A Portion of the People: Three Hundred Years of Southern Jewish Life" exhibition, 1999-2003
box 20
| folder 12
Presentations, circa 1990-2000
box 20
| folder 13
Administrative Information
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This collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Solomon Breibart professional papers, College of Charleston Libraries, Charleston, SC, USA.
Acquisitions Information
Materials were donated by Solomon and Sara Breibart in 2009. Additional material was given in 2010.
Processing Information
Processed by Sarah M. Dorpinghaus, October 2010.
Encoded by Martha McTear, October 2010.
Funding from the Council on Library and Information Resources supported the processing of this collection and encoding of
the finding aid.
