Israelite Sunday School / Columbia's First Synagogue

Israelite Sunday School / Columbia's First Synagogue (HMEHE)

Location: Columbia, SC 29201 Richland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 0.239', W 81° 2.192'

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Israelite Sunday School
The Israelite Sunday School, the first Jewish religious school in Columbia and the seventh in the United States, met in a building on this site until 1865. Founded in 1843 to give the city's Jewish children "an intimate... and full exposition of our faith," it was supported by the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society. Its 20-30 students first met nearby in space donated by a member of the society.
Columbia's First Synagogue
In 1846 the Columbia Hebrew Benevolent Society built a frame building on this site for the Israelite Sunday School which met on the first floor. The society also organized the first formal congregtion in Columbia, which was named Shearith Israel (Remnant of Israel), with its synagogue on the second floor. The building was burned when General William T. Sherman's Federalists captured the city in 1865.
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HM NumberHMEHE
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Marker Number40-151
Year Placed2008
Placed ByThe Beth Shalom Synagogue , The Tree of Life Temple and the Jewish Historical Society of S.C
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Date Added Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 2:03am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)17S E 496626 N 3762598
Decimal Degrees34.00398333, -81.03653333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 0.239', W 81° 2.192'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 0' 14.34" N, 81° 2' 11.52" W
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Area Code(s)704, 803
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1400-1498 Assembly St, Columbia SC 29201, US
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