Background
Elzas, Barnett Abraham was born on December 7, 1867 in Eydkuhnen, Germany. Son of Abraham and Hinda (Lewinthal) Elzas.
Elzas, Barnett Abraham was born on December 7, 1867 in Eydkuhnen, Germany. Son of Abraham and Hinda (Lewinthal) Elzas.
Studied Jews’ and University colleges, London, England. Came to America, 1890. Bachelor of Arts, with honors, University of Toronto, 1893, Doctor of Medicine Medical College of State of South Carolina., 1900.
Doctor of Laws, University of South Carolina., 1905.
Edna (Mistress Lewis T. Mann). Ordained rabbi, 1890. Rabbi, Toronto, Canada, 1890-1893, Sacramento, California, 1893-1894, Beth Elohim, Charleston, South Carolina., 1894-1910.
Minister to the Jewish deaf of New York, since 1910.
Rabbi Congregation Beth Miriam, Long Branch, New Jersey, since 1912. Author: The Sabbath School Companion, 1895-1896.
Judaism—An Exposition, 1896. The Old Jewish Cemeteries of Charleston, 1903.
The Jews of South Carolina, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day, 1905.
Leaves from My Historical Scrap Book, 1907-1908. The Jewish Cemeteries of South Carolina, 1910-1911. Home: New York, New New York
Married Annie Samuel, of London, June 25, 1890.