Charleston is known as The Holy City, perhaps by virtue of
the prominence of churches on the low-rise cityscape, perhaps because, like
Mecca, its devotees hold it so dear, and perhaps for the fact that Carolina was
among the few original colonies to provide toleration for all Protestant
religions, though it was not open to Roman Catholics. Many Huguenots found
their way to Charleston. Carolina also allowed Jews to practice their faith
without restriction. Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim, founded in 1749, is the fourth
oldest Jewish congregation in the
