Jewish Life in Western North Carolina
These Jewish Life in Western North Carolina collections contain photographs, newspaper clippings, oral histories, and miscellaneous materials that describe various individuals, organizations and businesses in the region. This aggregate of collections is intended to grow in scale and scope and will attempt to represent Jewish life in western North Carolina from the mid-nineteenth century to the present and will focus on Asheville and the near region.
Major Jewish Organizations in Our Area
Asheville and Western North Carolina are home to a growing, thriving Jewish community. Download a printable PDF of the Jewish Asheville map.
One Jewish Asheville
Agudas Israel Synagoge of Hendersonville
828.693.9838
www.agudasisraelsynagogue.org
Asheville/Hendersonville Chapter of Hadassah
Lana Waltzer, President
828.626.3935
hadassahellie@aol.com
Asheville Jewish Business Forum
Scott Swickle, President
www.ashevillejewishbusiness.com
Asheville Jewish Community Center
Lael Gray, Executive Director
236 Charlotte Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.253.0701
www.jcc-asheville.org
jcc.info@jcc-asheville.org
Brevard Jewish Community
www.brevardjewishcommunity.org
Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville
Dr. Rick Chess, Director
828.251.6576
cjs.unca.edu
rchess@unca.edu
The Chabad House
Rabbi Shaya Susskind, Executive Director
660 Merrimon Avenue, Suite C
Asheville, NC 28804
828.505.0746
Rabbi@JewishWNC.com
www.chabadasheville.org
Congregation Beth HaTephila (Reform)
Batsheva Meiri, Rabbi
43 North Liberty Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.253.4911
www.bethhatephila.org
admin@bethhatephila.org
Congregation Beth Israel (Conservative)
Rabbi Justin Goldstein
229 Murdock Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
828.252.8431
www.bethisraelnc.org
History at Hand – The Family Store
Jewish Family Services of WNC
Alison Gilreath, Director
236 Charlotte Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.253.2900
www.jfswnc.org
UNC Asheville Hillel
UNC Asheville Hillel Facebook Group
unca.hillel@gmail.com
WNC Jewish Federation
P.O. Box 7126
Asheville, NC 28802
www.jewishasheville.org
wncjf@bellsouth.net