A Store at Every Crossroads

Visit the South Carolina State Library from May 1 to May 31, 2024 to see A Store at Every Crossroads: Documenting the Stories of South Carolina’s Jewish Merchants, part of Jewish-American Heritage month.

This is an important traveling exhibition developed in partnership between the South Carolina State Museum and the Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina. This exhibition is part of The Jewish Merchant Project, which documents the experiences of Jewish merchants in the state.

 

A Store at Every Crossroads exhibit panels in the library 1st floor.

A Store at Every Crossroads exhibit panels in the library 1st floor.

Library Hours and Location

  • May 1 - May 31, 2024
  • 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding state holidays
  • South Carolina State Library
    1500 Senate Street
    Columbia, SC 29201

Upcoming Event

Silver oyster shaped jewelrey on a wooden table.

Speaker at the Center: Silversmith Kaminer Haislip, "Charleston Silver, Past to Present"

August 7, 2025, 6:00 PM

Join us at the next installment of the Speaker at the Center series with Charleston silversmith Kaminer Haislip. Haislip's rice spoon was recently added to the Charleston Museum's collection and she has received a grant from SC Humanities to study silver techniques abroad. Kaminer will present a lecture titled Charleston Silver, Past to Present on the history of colonial Charleston silversmithing and how it relates to her contemporary silver designs.

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