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The country's oldest synagogue in continuous use is located in downtown Charleston. This year, KKBE is celebrating its 275th anniversary with several events.
The International African American Museum (IAAM), which officially opened June of 2023 to the public, is accepting applications for its Faith Based Education an
(JTA) — A rabbi at a historic synagogue in Charleston has announced his resignation from his congregation, and plans to leave South Carolina, over what he characterized as the state’s discriminatory treatment of LGBTQ people. On Wednesday, Rabbi Greg Kanter, who is gay, told Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim that he and his family would be […]
In addition, states including South Carolina have seen book bans focused on taking LGBTQ- and race-themed works off shelves; such efforts have also ensnared books about Jewish life and the Holocaust.
Greg Kanter, one of three rabbis at historic Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim congregation, tells community his family will move 'to a place that will not target us and our human rights'