Shalom, Y’all. Walk down Broad Street in Charleston, South Carolina and a small ceramic plaque with these words greets you on Hadassah Rothenberg’s door. While this greeting may seem a peculiarity, in truth the Jewish Post’s recent trip to Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia revealed a tale of two cities with a unique and rich Jewish history.
These two colonial gems together boast the largest Jewish population in colonial America, the first ground in America where Jews could freely practice their religion, two of the oldest congregations in America, the birth of reform Judaism, the oldest Torah in America, and—to speak some of southern charm—the Savannah Jewish grandmother who inspired “Driving Miss Daisy.” Read More..
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