Edward’s

Merchant
1938-1977


Conway, SC 29526

FAMILIES: Kronsberg, Barshay

LINKS:
Read the complete history of Edward’s 5 and 10 Cent Store.

Edward Kronsberg (1903-1985), the proprietor of Edward’s 5 and 10 Cent Store in Charleston, opened a branch in Conway in 1938. It, along with approximately 30 other locations, was sold to Big K-Kuhn Brothers of Nashville, Tennessee in 1977.

Main image: The Kronsberg brothers, circa 1937. Clockwise from back left: Macey, Milton, Meyer, Edward. Image courtesy of Mickey Kronsberg Rosenblum

The Jewish Merchant Project is supported by the generosity of the Henry & Sylvia Yaschik Foundation and the Stanley B. Farbstein Endowment at the Coastal Community Foundation.

JHSSC Office
Sylvia Vlosky Yaschik Jewish Studies Center
96 Wentworth Street
Charleston, SC 29424
Phone: 843 953 3918