Harry Gordon immigrates from Eastern Europe to the United States. Harry's son, Louis, at seventeen years old moves to the small southern town of Statesville, North Carolina where love, generosity, and acceptance between family and community
Special to SVLfreenews.com In the wake of last week’s shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue, Congregation Emanuel invited all in the community to its synagogue for a service of Remembrance and Healing. The nearly 100 people
Special to SVLfreenews.com Next month Iredell Museums will open "The Wallace Brothers: Roots, Herbs, & Religion," an original exhibit on two of Statesville’s most successful, but least-known Golden Era businessmen. The Wallace brothers, Isaac and David, arrived in
PHOTO: Gordon poses for a photo with his wife Anna and sons, Zachary (left) and Morrow. Editor’s Note: Doug Hendrix delivered the following address at Tuesday’s Greater Statesville Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting. Special to SVLfreenews.com Our 2017 Citizen
From left: Caleb Goldman, Jack Brinkley, Graham Pake, Drake Suddreth, Ben Goldman SPECIAL TO SVL FREE NEWS Rabbi Judith Schindler led Congregation Emanuel’s May 12 Shabbat service to honor five high school seniors. “Today we not only
PHOTO: Mitch Siegel lights candles in remembrance of the six million Jews who were killed during the Holocaust. BY AMY FUHRMAN Six candles flickered on the altar at Congregation Emanuel on Sunday — one for every million Jews
PHOTO: Eagle Scout Jack Brinkley (right) poses for a photo with Scoutmaster Jim Mixson. Special to SVLfreenews.com The Piedmont Council of Boy Scouts of America presented Jack Brinkley with Scouting’s highest honor on Jan. 27, 2017, at
Photo: From left, Margot Lobree, Barbara Podair, Stephanie Wood and Rabbi Mark Cohn spoke about the Holocaust on Sunday. Speakers at Yom HaShoah Service recount their families' experiences BY RACHEL ANDERS If I were to ask you to
