Black and white shows a man and woman standing in a shop with folded textiles in shelves on the walls.

A Store at Every Crossroads: Documenting the Stories of South Carolina’s Jewish Merchants

This traveling exhibition documents the experience of Jewish merchants in South Carolina.

A Store at Every Crossroads: Documenting the Stories of South Carolina’s Jewish Merchants is a traveling exhibition developed in partnership with the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina. This exhibition is part of The Jewish Merchant Project, which documents the merchant experience through a statewide survey, a website featuring an interactive map, illustrated narratives and this very exhibition.

In addition to the traveling exhibit, the Jewish Merchant Project has an ever-growing database of history thanks to scholars and everyday contributors. The Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina has partnered with Historic Columbia and College of Charleston to undertake a state-wide survey of Jewish merchants, past and present. The foundational product of the survey will capture the impact of Jewish businessmen and women on communities, large and small, as well as the networks of family and friends that led Jewish men and women to call this state home.

The database is constantly expanding, and your help is greatly appreciated in submitting information relating to South Carolina’s Jewish Merchants — whether your own family’s history or that of the merchants of your childhood memories. Individuals and institutions alike can contribute to this database by visiting their Contribution web page at merchants.jhssc.org.

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