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.
Agudas Israel Synagogue of Hendersonville
Rabbi Rachael Jackson
505 Glasgow Lane
Hendersonville, NC 28739
828.693.9838
www.agudasisraelsynagogue.org
Asheville Jewish Community Center
Ashley Lasher, Executive Director
236 Charlotte Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.253.0701
www.jcc-asheville.org
info@jcc-asheville.org
Brevard Jewish Community
www.thebrevardjewishcommunity.org
Center for Jewish Studies at UNC Asheville
Dr. Doria Killian, Director
828.251.6274
cjs.unca.edu
dkillian@unca.edu
The Chabad House
Rabbi Shaya Susskind, Executive Director
660 Merrimon Avenue, Suite C
Asheville, NC 28804
828.505.0746
www.chabadasheville.org
Rabbi@JewishWNC.com
Congregation Beth HaTephila
Rabbi Batsheva Meiri
43 North Liberty Street
Asheville, NC 28801
828.253.4911
www.bethhatephila.org
admin@bethhatephila.org
Congregation Beth Israel
229 Murdock Avenue
Asheville, NC 28801
828.252.8660
www.bethisraelnc.org
admin@bethisraelnc.org
History at Hand – The Family Store
Jewish Community of Western North Carolina
Jewish Family Services of WNC
Jessica Whitehill, 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
828.545.4648
www.jewishasheville.org
wncjf@bellsouth.net