Oscar Levy | Harry Friedman

513–515 King Street

In 1910, Oscar Levy, “formerly Levin & Levy,” sold men’s and boys’ clothes here and lived above the store with his wife, Hannah Levin Levy, and his daughter Lillie, who served as the company’s bookkeeper. In the 1920s, Quality Clothes Shop, Harry Friedman, proprietor, was located here.

Correspondence on Levin & Levy Co. letterhead, dated June 30, 1901

Correspondence on Levin & Levy Co. letterhead, dated June 30, 1901

Certificate of naturalization, Oscar Levy (1862–1936), 1916

Certificate of naturalization, Oscar Levy (1862–1936), 1916

Oscar Levy medal

Oscar Levy medal

Awarded for excellence in the study of Hebrew, the medal was bestowed upon Charleston Hebrew Institute student Harlan Greene, ca. 1966. In the late 1920s Oscar Levy (1862–1936) was a founder and chairman of the board of Charleston Hebrew School.
513–515 King Street, 2016

513–515 King Street, 2016

Early 20th-century business and residence of Hannah Levin Levy (1864–1922) and Oscar Levy (1862–1936). Photo by Sarah Fick.