Religious Life in the synagogue from Greater Bangor

Admin

• Peisach Cooperstein's contract to be the Rabbi at Beth Abraham Aug 11 1937 (Bangor)
• Rachel Gotlieb contract with Beth Abraham for a cemetery plot Aug 2, 1942 (Bangor)
• Pay Off Letter from Bangor Saving Banks to Joseph Ornstein, Beth Israel Cemetery Fund, 29-Jul-61 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel and Tifereth Israel Cemetery Agreement 29 July 1971 (Bangor)

Anniversary Book

• Beth Abraham Synagogue Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Journal ,Norma Weiner Berg (ed),Bangor, Me 1983 date not known (Bangor)
• Beth Israel (Bangor) at 100 - 19 pdfs date not known (Bangor)
• Beth Israel at 75, chapter 10 date not known (Bangor)
• Beth Israel at 75, section on donors date not known (Bangor)
• Beth Israel at 75, section on scholars date not known (Bangor)
• Beth Israel at 75, section on tomorrow date not known (Bangor)
• CBI Centennial History_1 of 4 1888-1988 (Bangor)
• CBI Centennial History_2 of 4 1888-1988 (Bangor)
• CBI Centennial History_3 of 4 1888-1988 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Israel Diamond Jubilee 1888 - 1963 1963 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Israel: Diamond Jubilee 1888 - 1963 1888-1963 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham at 50 - congregational history 1983 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham at 50 - frontmatter 1983 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham at 50 - introductory welcome 1983 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham at 50 - main section of the history 1983 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham Synagogue : Fiftieth Anniversary Commemorative Journal 1983 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham Synagogue Fiftieth Anniversary Commerative Journal 1983 (Bangor)
• 100th Anniversary Congregation Beth Israel 1988 (Bangor)
• Announcing Beth Israel's Centennial book 1888-1988 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel at 100 1988 (Bangor )
• CBI Centennial History_4 of 4 1888-1988 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History , Emple, James Adam (ed), Bangor, ME: Printed by Bacon Printing and Paper Co. for the Congregation Beth Israel, 1988 1988 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History 1988 (Bangor)
• frontmatter : Beth Israel at 100 1988 (Bangor )
• Honors : Beth Israel at 100 1988 (Bangor )
• introduction : Beth Israel at 100 1988 (Bangor )
• Program from the 100th Anniversary Convocation Temple Beth Israel 10/16/1988 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel's centennial book offers much history of Bangor 6/6/1990 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel's centennial book offers much history of Bangor 6/6/1990 (Bangor)
• Portland Temple Beth El, 50 Years 1948-1998 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El 25th Anniversary Celebration including remarks by committee chair 2006 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El 25th Anniversary Commemorative Book 2006 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El Silver Anniversary Campaign Jun-06 (Bangor)
• “Congregation Beth Israel : One Hundred and Twenty Years” circa 2009 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth israel (Bangor), 120 Years 06/24/11 (Bangor)

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Anniversary Book

• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History - Chapter 1 1988 (Bangor )
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History - Chapter 3 1988 (Bangor )
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History - Chapter 4 1988 (Bangor )
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History - Chapter 5 1988 (Bangor )
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History - Chapter 9 1988 (Bangor )

B'nai Mitzvah

• Mickey Miller on his Bar Mitzvah Day with William S Cohen and Robert Cohen 1954 (Bangor)
• Paula Rolsky Bat Mitzvah Couple's Dance 1 mid 1950's (Bangor)
• Kenneth Grossman - Bar Mitzvah Group photo 1960 (Bangor)
• Henry Segal speech on the 65th Bar Mitzvah of Lonny Berson July 30, 1985 (Bangor)

Brotherhoods

• Beth Israel Brotherhood Breakfast Invitation 2/28/1982 (Bangor)

Burial Societies

• Chevra Kaddisha (Beth Abraham - Bangor) records date not known (Bangor )
• Chevra Kaddisha (Beth Israel - Bangor) records date not known (Bangor )

Cemeteries

• $3000 loan from Bangor Saving Bank to the Beth Israel Cemetery Fund 31-Jan-61
• Beth Israel Cemetery Fund: notice of collateral payment Bangor Savings Bank March 31 1961

Cemetery

• Beth Israel Cemetery (Bangor) : New Section 2 Fall 2007 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham (Bangor) : New Cemetery burial records Fall 2007 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham (Bangor) : Old Cemetery burial records Fall 2007 (Bangor)
• Beth Isarel Cemetery (Bangor ) : Teferith Israel Section burial records 2010 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel Cemetery (Bangor) : New Section 3 2010 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel Cemetery (Bangor) : Old Section 2010 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham (Bangor)Cemetery - map of New Section July 2017 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham (Bangor)Cemetery - map of Old Section July 2017 (Bangor)

Chanukah

• Five children getting ready to light a menorah date not known
• Seven women and one man at the JCC for Chanukah date not known
• Congregation Beth Abraham Bulletin Dec-82

Children's Services

• Children's Service at Beth Israel Synagogue date not known (Bangor)

Circumcision

• Circumcision Certificate 4/15/1935 (Bangor)

Construction

• Corner Stone Laid at the Jewish Synagogue on Center Street Aug 23, 1897 (Bangor)
• Cornerstone Laying for Congregation Beth Israel 1897 (Bangor)
• Temple Corner Stone laying, Bangor Center Street Synagogue August 23, 1897 (Bangor )

Dedication

• Consecration Exercises, Beth Israel date not known (Bangor)
• New Synagogue Dedicated at Bangor 12/31/1897 (Bangor)
• New Synagogue dedicated in Bangor 31 Dec 1897 (Bangor, Me)
• Beth Israel Consecration Service circa 1955 (Bangor)
• Invitation to the dedication of the Epstein Room 9/26/1991 (Bangor)
• Program from Synagogue Dedication 9/26/1991 (Bangor)
• Synagogue to dedicate addition 9/26/1991 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El 25th Anniversary Celebration Program 10/22/2006 (Bangor)

Dinner

• Epstein family honored by Beth Israel 10/5/1991 (Bangor)

Directors

• Directors of Congregation Beth Israel 1913 (Bangor)

Dvar Torahot / Sermons

• Lecture Announcement, "How Jews do Theology: Metaphors for God in Biblical and Past Biblical Texts 5/9/1989 (Bangor)

Exteriors

• Former Beth Israel Synagogue in Bangor 1897 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel Synagogue 1913 (Waterville)
• Congregation Beth Israel 1913 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham (Bangor) I 1933 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham synagogue 1933 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham synagogue 1933 and 1983 (Bangor)
• Temple Israel 1955 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham (Bangor) II 1983 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham renovated exterior view 1983 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham Synagogue Bangor (exterior view) 2010 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel Synagogue (exterior view) 2010 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El Bangor exterior circa 2018 (Bangor)

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Founders

• "Congregation Beth Israel, Bangor, Maine, has been incorporated with these officers: President. Simon Kominsky; Vice-President, Louis Richardson; Treasurer, A. M. Segal and Secretary, S. Harris" 17 Dec 1926 (Bangor)
• Beth Abraham at 50 - Founders 1983 (Bangor)

Funerals

• Beth Abraham at 50 - Chevra Kaddisha 1983 (Bangor)
• Burials : Beth Israel at 100 1988 (Bangor )

Hebrew School

• Hebrew school classroom with fifteen students date not known (Bangor)
• Hebrew School Graduates Six Students date not known (Bangor)
• Hebrew school meal date not known (Bangor)

Histories

• Congregation Ahawas Achim - donated records and photographs from the Jewish Community - manuscript items date not known (Bangor)
• Cover Page of Record book, Congregation Ahawas Achim 1849 (Bangor)
• Bangor shul celebrates 100th year 5/16/1988 (Bangor)
• Dr. Wyman to speak at event commemorating the centennial year of Congregation Beth Israel 9/18/1988 (Bangor)
• Rabbi Harold speaks at rededication of Beth Israel 5/15/1988 (Bangor)
• State of Maine Proclamation Congregation Beth El Day 4/27/1996 (Bangor)
• Remarks by Daniel S Mariaschin on the Abraham J Berson Family at the 120th Anniversary Commemoration/Beth Israel Synagogue Sept 7, 2008 (Bangor)

Interiors

• On the bima at Beth Israel date not known (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Israel glass circa 2015 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El Bangor interior circa 2018 (Bangor)

Letter

• Letter to Rabbi Schwarzman 3/8/2010 (Bangor)

Marriages

• Beth Abraham at 50 - First Couples 1983 (Bangor)

Minutes

• Ahawas Achim record book cover, Bangor, 1853 1853 (Bangor)
• Ahavas Achim synagogue record book 1856 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel and Tifereth Israel Cemeteries Fact Finding Committee minutes , pg 1 15 Sept 1970 (Bangor)
• Beth Israel and Tifereth Israel Cemeteries Fact Finding Committee minutes , pg 2 15 Sept 1970 (Bangor)

New Rabbi

• Beth israel Installation of Rabbi Abraham Freedman December 18, 1949 (Bangor)

Newsletters

• Beth Israel (Bangor) Bulletin, Vol 24, no 1 1973 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Abraham Bulletin Dec-82 (Bangor)

Not Yet Classified

• Judaism "taken seriously" date not known (Bangor)
• Chaim Potok: Confrontation of Ideas Is Confrontation of Cultures 10/20/1988 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History - Chapter 11 1988

Not Yet Classified

• Beth Israel Synagogue 1913-1920 (Bangor)
• Flying Rabbi Harold H Gordon circa 1944 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth Israel Centennial History - Burials 1988 (Bangor )

Officers

• Congregation Beth Israel officers Dec 17 1926 (Bangor)

Passover

• Bangor Community Center Seder - 1947 cat the Jewish Community Center , Somerset St., Bangor 1947 (Bangor)

Purim

• Two girls dressed for Purim date not known

Rabbis

• Well-Known Rabbi [Avraham Freedman] To Leave Bangor to Live in Israel June 14-15, 1969 (Bangor)
• Rabbi Kushner Speaks at Beth Israel rededication 15-May-88
• Rabbis : Beth Israel at 100 1988 (Bangor )
• Rabbi talks about God's vulnerability 1989 (Bangor)
• Rabbi Darah Lerner 2017

Re-dedication

• Beth Abraham Synagogue re-dedication 1933 (Bangor)
• Re-Dedication of Beth Abraham Synagogue 1933 (Bangor)

Services

• Children's Service at Beth Israel Synagogue date not known (Bangor)

Sex And Lies

• Charlotte Rolnick Schwab, Sex, Lies, and Rabbis : Breaking a Sacred Trust , Bloomington, IN: 1st Books Library date not known (Bangor)

Shavout

• Two children in costumes for Sukkot date not known (Bangor)

Shoah

• Program for Holocaust Remembrance 4/10/1994 (Bangor)

Silver Anniversary

• Congregation Beth El Silver Anniversary Campaign Jun-06 (Bangor)

Sisterhood

• Bangor Group of 23 Women date not known (Bangor)

Sisterhood

• Beth Abraham at 50 - Sisterhood and Brotherhood 1983 (Bangor)
• Sisterhood : Beth Israel at 100 1988 (Bangor )

Stationary

• Tifereth Israel Stationery 1940s

Study

• Bangor Talmud Torah (House of Learning) date not known (Bangor)
• Chaim Potok: Confrontation of Ideas Is Confrontation of Cultures 10/20/1988 (Bangor)

Synagogue Affairs

• Tefillen Group, Beth Israel Synagogue date not known (Bangor)
• Minutes from Ahawas Achim 1849-1856 date not known (Bangor)
• Torah Dedication 1929 (Bangor)
• 100th Anniversary Congregation Beth Israel 1988 (Bangor)
• Bangor shul celebrates 100th year 5/16/1988 (Bangor)
• Dr. Wyman to speak at event commemorating the centennial year of Congregation Beth Israel 9/18/1988 (Bangor)
• Program from the 100th Anniversary Convocation Temple Beth Israel 10/16/1988 (Bangor)
• Rabbi Harold speaks at rededication of Beth Israel 5/15/1988 (Bangor)
• Bangor seminary and Beth Israel to mark anniversaries with lecture 5/7/1989 (Bangor)
• Growing up Jewish requires definite commitment in rural Maine 5/13/1989 (Garland)
• State of Maine Proclamation Congregation Beth El Day 4/27/1996 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El 25th Anniversary Celebration including remarks by committee chair 2006 (Bangor)
• Congregation Beth El 25th Anniversary Commemorative Book 2006 (Bangor)

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Tefillin

• two boys wearing tefillin date not known (Bangor)
• Men and Women in Tefillin on Front Steps of Beth israel Synagogue 2004 (Bangor)

Torah-related

• Torah Dedication in Bangor, congregation gathering outside of synagogue 1929 (Bangor)
• Two Torah dedication ceremonies: Beth Israel, Bangor, 1930, Bet Haam, South Portland, 2006 1930 & 2006 (Bangor/ South Portland)

Tributes

• Beth Abraham at 50 - tributes 1983 (Bangor)

Wedding

• Wedding Photo of Jacob and Miriam Rolnick date not known (Bangor)
• Wedding Portrait of Ida Goldie Michelson and Max Michelson 1903 ca (Bangor)
• Smith Rolnick Wedding at JCC Feb 4 1934 (Bangor)
• Wedding of David Rubinoff and Mertice Ashby, Beth Israel, Bangor, 1942 1942 (Bangor)
• Celia and Leo Viner Wedding Photograph circa 1947 (Bangor)
• Wedding of Celia Goos and Leo Viner 1947 (Bangor)
• At a Wedding (Women and Young Girl) - Cooper and Striars c.1948 (Bangor)
• Family wedding - Striars, Coopers c.1949 (Bangor)
• Striar wedding (Shindler, Striar, Slazman) c.1949 (Bangor)
• Wedding - Two Striar Couples c.1949 (Bangor)
• Wedding of Marilyn Bickoff and Sumner Gorodetzer, Chateau Garod October, 1955 (Bangor)
• Lieberman family at wedding of Barry and Maxene Mendelson Lieberman, (excluding bride and groom) at Beth Israel Synagogue summer of 1964 (Bangor)
• Striar Family Wedding (Striars and Walds) c.1967 (Bangor)

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