Greenville in Greenville County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Congregation Beth Israel
(front)
Around 1910 a group of Jewish families began to meet for Orthodox services in their homes and rented halls around Greenville. Within two years these recent Eastern European immigrants hired Charles Zaglin as their rabbi and kosher butcher. Congregation Beth Israel was incorporated in 1916 and was Greenville’s earliest chartered Jewish organization. The first synagogue was built on Townes Street in 1929.
Erected 2016 by Congregation Beth Israel, Greenville and the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina. (Marker Number 23-77.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.
Location. 34° 52.502′ N, 82° 23.02′ W. Marker is in Greenville, South Carolina, in Greenville County. Marker is on Summit Drive, 0.2 miles north of Meyers Court, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 425 Summit Drive, Greenville SC 29609, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Brutontown (approx. one mile away); Gassaway Mansion (approx. 1.1 miles away); "The Poplars" / Elias Earle (approx. 1.3 miles away); Fountain Fox Beattie House / Greenville Women's Club (approx. 1.3 miles away); Whitehall (approx. 1.3 miles away); Woodlawn Memorial Park Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.3 miles away); McPherson Park (approx. 1.3 miles away); 75 mm Field Gun / 3 inch M1903 (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.
Also see . . . Congregation Beth Israel. Website homepage (Submitted on May 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 113 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on May 21, 2022, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.