[1][4][5] In the early 1980s, the building was moved to its present location at the southeast corner of Hampton and Park Streets.

The Jewish community diminished after the war until Eastern European immigrants arrived later in the century.

In 1907, the Orthodox minyan met at a house at Park and Lady Streets that served as their first synagogue.

[5][8][9][10][11] Students from the University of South Carolina, who paid to watch from a balcony, learned the dance steps.

At the time of the preparation of the National Register of Historic Places nomination, it was used by a heating and air conditioning company.

Built for a congregation that was largely Polish and Russian immigrants, it is an example of Eastern Jewish architecture.

The door is flanked by wooden pilasters and sidelights under a large arch with stained glass windows.

When it was the Big Apple Club, the dome had neon lights shaped like the crescent moon and shooting stars.