“Clearly overdue.” That was the attitude of the 18 Jewish citizens of Columbia who met at City Hall on January 15, 1896, to plan for a synagogue in the capital city. Charleston already had two thriving synagogues, and smaller cities such as Sumter and Camden had established Jewish congregations. Past time, indeed, for Columbia Jews to have their own formal house of worship.

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