Mapping Jewish Charleston

1 Banov Family | Jacob Turtletaub | Hyman Bluestein

428 King Street

2 Isaac Wolfe Banov | Joseph A. Volaski

381 King Street

3 Isaac Wolfe Banov | Joseph A. Volaski

383–385 King Street

4 Samuel L. Banov

595–597 King Street

5 Samuel L. Banov’s Lincoln Theatre

601 King Street

6 Samuel L. Banov | Simon Banov

609 King Street

7 Bentschner & Visanska Families

12 Bull Street

8 David Bentschner & Julius M. Visanska | I. M. Goldberg

252 King Street

9 Berlin (Berlinsky) Family

114–116 King Street

10 Beth Israel Synagogue

145 St. Philip Street

11 Dora Piatigorsky Birlant

516 King Street

12 Bluestein Family

494 King Street

13 A. Blum

8 Liberty Street

14 Brith Sholom Synagogue

68 St. Philip Street

15 Louis Cohen Family

128 Wentworth Street 

16 Louis Cohen | William B. Cohen | M. Hornik

232–234 King Street

17 Octavus Roy Cohen

86 Beaufain Street

18 Sidney Jacobi Cohen

319–325 King Street

19 William Bentschner Cohen & Sarah Jacobi Cohen
Frank Read & Fredericka Lief Read

37 Smith Street

20 Congregation Shari Emouna | Bikor Cholim
Young Men’s Hebrew Association

424 King Street, Mechanics Union Hall

21 Daughters Of Israel Hall

64 St. Philip Street

22 J. L. David | Alexander A. Hirsch

279–281 King Street

23 Mendel Dumas & Esther Read Dumas

182 Wentworth Street

24 Barnett A. Elzas

200 Meeting Street

25 Freed Family

109–115 Market Street, 186–188 Meeting Street 

26 M. Furchgott & Sons

240–242 King Street

27 Arthur Furchgott Family

3 Colonial Street

28 Max Furchgott

265 King Street

29 Jacob Glasser | Max & Rosie Goldstein

538 King Street

30 Lee Cohen Harby

122 East Bay Street

31 Isaac W. Hirsch| Arthur Israel

275 King Street

32 Isaac W. Hirsch | Arthur Israel | J. L. David

273 King Street, 271–273 King Street, 269–273 King Street

33 Hirschmann Family

168–170 East Bay Street

34 Isaac Jacobs Family

498 King, 502 King, 504 King, 506–512 King

35 N. P. Jacoby

371 King Street

36 Jewish Community Center | Hebrew School of Charleston

54 George Street

37 Karesh Family

545 King Street

38 Israel Lapin | I. M. Goldberg

468 King Street

39 Marx H. Lazarus

254 King Street

40 Marx H. Lazarus

267 King Street

41 Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

513–515 King Street

42 Ludwig Lewisohn

115 Calhoun Street

43 Henry Lewith

34 New Street

44 Livingstain & Sholk Families

436–438 King Street

45 Max & Rosa Lubelsky

543 King Street

46 Marks Family

374–378 King Street

47 Jacob N. Nathans | Jacob N. Nathans Jr. | Huger Sinkler

15 Broad Street

48 Novit Family

527 King Street

49 Florence Dombey Ottolengui

208 King Street

50 Morris Patla

444 King Street

51 Dr. Kivy Pearlstine

49 George Street

52 Jerry Solomon Pinkussohn | Samuel Pinkussohn | Isadore Pinkussohn

274 King Street

53 Jerry Solomon Pinkussohn | Samuel Pinkussohn | Isadore Pinkussohn

2 Broad Street

54 Pollitzer Family

5 Pitt Street

55 Prystowsky Family

521–523 King Street

56 Rabbi Jacob S. Raisin | Jane Lazarus Raisin

14 Wragg Square

57 Frank Read | Mendel Dumas

593 King Street

58 Jacob Rubin

501 King Street

59 Simonhoff Family

70 St. Philip Street

60 Montague Triest | Melvin M. Israel

43 Broad Street

61 Jacob Turtletaub | B. Mendelsohn

455 King Street

62 Julius M. Visanska | Sarah Bentschner Visanska

19 East Battery

63 Jacob Widelitz

448 King Street

64 Harris Zalkin | Robert Zalkin

470 King Street

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

513–515 King Street

In 1910, Oscar Levy, “formerly Levin & Levy,” sold men’s and boys’ clothes here and lived above the store with his wife, Hannah Levin Levy, and his daughter Lillie, who served as the company’s bookkeeper. In the 1920s, Quality Clothes Shop, Harry Friedman, proprietor, was located here.

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman