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

Photo of Eric Barnes and a cover of a Historyman comic.

Speaker at the Center Series: Historyman Comics author, Eric K. Barnes, discusses "An Army of a Different Kind"

August 27, 2026, 6:00 PM

Please join us for our next Speaker at the Center talk with Historyman, Eric Barnes, who is on the trail of our American history through a number of projects, including the Historyman Podcast, Historyman blog, and Historyman Comics. These projects seek to illustrate and educate future generations about the challenges of the past, the hard-fought victories, and the visionary hopes of those who went before us.

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