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Resources for the Jewish community

Community Links

Columbia Jewish community resources:

The most comprehensive web resource for the Jewish community in Columbia is that of the Columbia Jewish Federation (CJF) www.jewishcolumbia.org

There are three active synagogues in Columbia, each with its own website:
Beth Shalom Synagogue (Conservative)
Congregation Beit Midrash (Modern Orthodox)
Tree of Life Congregation (Reform)

There is a Jewish Community Center at 306 Flora Drive:
Katie and Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center

The Columbia Jewish Family Service provides "counseling services, referrals to other agencies and professionals, and outreach programs that support Columbia's Jewish population": Jewish Family Service

The Columbia Holocaust Education Commission provides "dedicated to promoting awareness of the Columbia Holocaust Memorial Monument and fostering Holocaust education throughout South Carolina," and the South Carolina Council on the Holocaust "was established to develop an educational program to prevent future atrocities similar to the systematic program of genocide of six million Jews and others by the Nazis":
Holocaust Education Commission

There is one Jewish day school and two religious schools:
Columbia Jewish Day School
Beth Shalom Religious School
Tree of Life Religious School

The Jewish Historical Society of South Carolina "organized to encourage the study and interpretation of South Carolina Jewish history and to increase awareness of that heritage among Jews and non-Jews.": Jewish Historical Society

Additional resources forthcoming.

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