Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 8, 2012
1. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Marker
National
Historic Landmark
This Site Possesses National Significance
in Commemorating the History of the
United States of America
1980
Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service
United States Department of the Interior
(Lower Plaque)
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
Founded 1749
Has Been Placed On The
National Register
of Historic Places
By The United States
Department of the Interior
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the National Historic Landmarks, and the Synagogues series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1980.
Location. 32° 46.924′ N, 79° 55.968′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. It is on Hasell Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 90 Hasell Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Historic Charleston and in the Lowcountry. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A different marker also named Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim (here, next to this marker); St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church (a few steps from this marker);
this page online
Regarding Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim. (Beth Elohim Synagogue) Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim possesses national significance as the birthplace, in 1824, of Reform Judaism in America. Originated by German Jews in the early 1800s, the Reform Movement spread rapidly through central Europe and to the United States, where it led to radical changes in Jewish doctrine during the remainder of the 19th century. The influx of German, Austrian, and Bavarian Jews that began in 1836 and continued into the 1890s was a major factor in the success of American Reform. Thus Beth Elohims pioneering role is accentuated both because the reform group arose within an Orthodox and mainly Sephardic community and because it antedated the first large-scale
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 8, 2012
2. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Markers
seen at 90 Hasell Street
National Register of Historic Places:
Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue *** (added 1978 - - #78002499)
Also known as Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim;Congregation Beth Elohim;Beth Elohi
90 Hasell St. , Charleston
♦ Historic Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering
♦ Architect, builder, or engineer: Lopez,David L., Warner,Cyrus L.
♦ Architectural Style: Other
♦ Area of Significance: Architecture, Religion
♦ Period of Significance: 1825-1849
♦ Historic Function: Religion
♦ Historic Sub-function: Religious Structure
♦ Current Function: Religion
Photographed by Mike Stroud, January 8, 2012
3. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Marker
S.C. Department of Archives and History, April 9, 2007
4. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
S.C. Department of Archives and History
5. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue, Interior-Bimah
Historic American Buildings Survey John P. O'Neill, March 1938
6. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim
Historic American Engineering Record: Habs SC,10-CHAR,41--2
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on February 25, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 744 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on February 25, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina.
