AMST 486/JWST 486: The Jewish South: Web and Other Resources

NCpedia has good entries on synagogues and Jewish life across NC. Search for names, events, or places.

The Jewish Women’s Archive documents Jewish women’s stories*, elevates their voices, and inspires them to be agents of change.
*JWA embraces expansive understandings of Jewishness and gender. We include Jews from all backgrounds and those who are non-binary, genderqueer, or gender-questioning.

SOJOURN: the Southern Jewish Resource Network for Gender and Sexual Diversity. SOJOURN is the premiere resource for Jewish and LGBTQ+ education, outreach, and advocacy in the Southern U.S.

The American Jewish Population Project is an innovative effort to estimate and map the Jewish population in the United States.

A list of resources for further study and research:

An exhibit at College of Charleston

Using a range of materials and methods, "Privilege and Prejudice: Jewish History in the American South" showed how the story of southern Jews can enable a richer, more textured, and inclusive account of the American South, past and present.

An overview of the Holocaust by the US Holocaust Museum

The Anne Frank House made a short video explaining antisemitism