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Schedule a tour of the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience to see Alsace to America, an exhibit exploring the rich heritage of Jewish emigration from Alsace and Lorraine to the Mississippi River region.
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Dig into our ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SOUTHERN JEWISH COMMUNITIES. To explore the Jewish heritage of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
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Goldring/Woldenberg Institute of Southern Jewish Life has been named one of North America's most innovative Jewish nonprofits.
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ews have lived in the South since the late 17th century. As late as 1820, more Jews lived in Charleston, South Carolina than in New York City. Jews have been an important part of the South ever since they first arrived. Though they are less than 1% of the general Southern population, and less than 5% of America’s Jewish population, southern Jews have made a significant mark on the communities in which they lived. 