Title Isaac Harby of Charleston, 1788-1828 : Jewish reformer and intellectual / Gary Phillip Zola ; with a foreword by Jacob Rader Marcus

Published Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1994

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 284 pages) : illustrations Series Judaic studies series Judaic studies series (Unnumbered) Contents 1. The Formative Years -- 2. Early Literary Ventures -- 3. Pedagogy, Publishing, and Politics -- 4. In Pursuit of a Livelihood -- 5. The Reformation of Judaism -- 6. The Final Years -- Appendix A: Isaac Harby's Academy Cashbook, 1819- 1820, A Summary -- Appendix B: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Listed in the KKBE Books of Offerings, 1811, 1813, 1814, 1819, and 1823 -- Appendix C: Reformed Society of Israelites Members Buried in the KKBE Cemetery -- Appendix D: Authorship of Various Prayers Found in the Prayerbook of the Reformed Society of Israelites Summary Between the years 1795 and 1815, Charleston, South Carolina, experienced prodigious economic growth resulting in a remarkable period of cultural efflorescence. After 1815, however, the city entered a period of economic decline, the effects of which were perceived in every aspect of Charleston's communal infrastructure. This revealing new biography of Isaac Harby (1788-1828) sheds much light on the rise and fall of Charleston during this period As a newspaper editor and publisher, a playwright of some distinction, a highly regarded drama critic, an essayist, and a political and social commentator, Harby earned a position of respect and prominence within the thriving cultural milieu of antebellum Charleston. Harby, together with a small group of contemporary litterateurs, spent considerable energy trying to establish and legitimate letters as a profession Unfortunately their desire to make a living in the world of the literary arts - the leitmotiv of a generation of literati - was a dream that went largely unfulfilled. Nevertheless, these individuals struggled to stimulate the growth and development of a native literary tradition in this country By studying Harby, one of the few Jews in his city's literary circle, we add significantly to our understanding of Jewish life in the South during the early national period. Harby's active role in the establishment and advancement of the Reformed Society of Israelites (incorporated in 1825), the first formalized effort to reform Judaism in North America, has attracted considerable scholarly attention Zola demonstrates that Harby's particular interest in the reformation of Judaism was very much related to his lifelong desire to improve society through the cause of intellectual enrichment. Drawing from local newspapers, government documents, and other contemporary sources, together with the newly discovered contents of Harby's personal library and papers, this book constitutes an entirely new analysis of Harby's life Analysis Social life South Carolina Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Harby, Isaac, 1788-1828. SUBJECT Harby, Isaac, 1788-1828 fast Harby, Isaac. swd Subject Reformed Society of Israelites (Charleston, S.C.) SUBJECT Reformed Society of Israelites (Charleston, S.C.) fast Subject Jews -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Biography Intellectuals -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- Biography Reform Judaism -- South Carolina -- Charleston -- History -- 19th century BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical. HISTORY -- State & Local. Intellectual life Intellectuals Jews Reform Judaism Joden. Intellectuelen. SUBJECT Charleston (S.C.) -- Biography Charleston (S.C.) -- Intellectual life Subject South Carolina -- Charleston Genre/Form Biographies History Biografieën (vorm) Form Electronic book LC no. 93029381 ISBN 0585345317 9780585345314

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