The Charlestons Jewish Community

Charleston is home to one of the oldest Jewish settlements in the United States. Jews began arriving her as early as 1694 and by 1800 Charleston boasted the largest population in North American. The First Immigrants were mainly Sephardim, people of Spanish and Portuguese ancestry, who came from England, the Netherlands and the West Indies to Charles Town, the new British outpost in North America. over the course of the 18th Century, increasing numbers of Ashkenazic Jews came from the German Speaking states and Poland, and from Atlantic coast seaports. Come Join the Facebook page at Whispers of Charleston : https://www.facebook.com/share/1Kwy2wNjtH/  Follow the Instagram page : https://www.instagram.com/whispers_of_charleston?utm_source=qr&igsh=MXY2dnNma3NycHF0ZQ==  Come Join the Facebook Group : https://www.facebook.com/share/g/1HTUeeqqK4/  Subscribe, Like, and Share the videos: www.youtube.com/@WhispersofCharleston  Join the Patreon Family : https://patreon.com/CharlestonWhispers?utm_medium=unknown&utm_source=join_link&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=copyLink