Nationally Significant Original Documents and Photographs
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- Ben Band. Supplement to Portland Jewry ( Portland ) - Temple Beth El
- Chaim Yosef - Exterior View pg 30 " The building once housed Congregation Chaim Yosef of Calais. Unfortunately the temple is not longer active. " ( Calais ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck
- Industrial Removal Office, Hebrew Immigrant Aide Society (HIAS), Maine records index only added ( state-wide ) - Harris Gleckman
- Ku Klux Klan march ( to be determined ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck
- Kurt Messerschmidt, Echoes and Reflections, A Multimedia Curriculum on the Holocaust ( Portland ) - ADL, USC Shoah Foundation Institute, Yad Vashem
- Shofar Blowing at the Jewish Home for the Aged ( Portland ) - Cedars, Portland
- Sigma Phi Sigma Sorority ( Auburn ) - Lisa Bornstein Brand
- Silverman on the Bimah in the Aroostook Hebrew Community Center ( Presque Isle ) - Susan Cummings-Lawrence
- six additional images from the Waterville Levine famiily ( Waterville ) - Eric Bloom
- The Lafayette Hotel, "Finest Beach in the World," Old Orchard Beach ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Torah Reading In the Chapel at the Jewish Home for the Aged ( Portland ) - Cedars, Portland
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1846
- Susman Abrams (Union, Maine) in John Langdon Sibley A History of the Town of Union, Boston, Mussey, 1851 ( Union ) - David Freidenreich
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1849
- Cover Page of Record book, Congregation Ahawas Achim "The minute book of Achavis Achaim (Brotherly Love) in Bangor contains the records of Maine's first Jewish Congregation, founded in 1849. " ( Bangor ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck
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1861
- Augusta Jewish Civil War Hero , by Anthony Douin, Capital Weekly May 31 2007 page A10 ( Augusta ) - Rabbi Sue Bulba Carvutto
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1862
- Louis M Fleisher, "Across My Fifty Years as a Camp Director [at Camp Kennebec]" ( North Belgrade ) - Mickey Langsfeld
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1883
- Beth Judah (Portland) exterior view "This building housed Portland's Congregation Beth Judah, Portland's first synagogue, founded in 1883. Also known as the Deer Street Shul, neither the congregation nor Deer Steet exists anymore" ( Portland ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck
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1886
- Max Wolf : Two 1886 Articles from the Daily Eastern Argus ( Portland ) - Matt Barker and Susan Cummings-Lawrence
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1888
- HEBREWS HANDBOOK : Portland, Old Orchard, Cape Elizabeth and Casco Bay ( Portland ) - Maine Historical Society
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1890
- Appendix B : A Survey of Jewish Family Units and Individuals in Portland in 1890 ( Portland ) - Harris Gleckman
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1895
- The American Jewess (1895-1899) ( state-wide ) - Susan Cummings-Lawrence
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1896
- Presentation by the President Barnard Aaronson at the Centennial Celebration of Portland, ME Presentation by the President Barnard Aaronson in Centennial Celebration : An Account of the Municipal Celebration on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Incorporation of the Town of Portland July 4th, 5th, and 6th 1886 ( Portland ) - Maine Historical Society
- The General Federation of Women's Clubs, Maine State Meeting Henrotin, Ellen M.; pp. 242-244 ( state-wide ) - Jewish Women's Archives (www.jwa.org)
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1897
- Corner Stone Laid at the Jewish Synagogue on Center Street ( Bangor ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck
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1898
- Jewish Agricultural Settlements in America. [Volume 7, Issue: 5, September, 1898, pp. 34] Collection: American Jewess ( state-wide ) - Jewish Women's Archives (www.jwa.org)
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1900
- Invitation to vote for the Rabbi, Portland ( Portland ) - Maine Memory Network
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1902
- Pinkas [record book] to the Chevra Mishnayot of Portland, Me that was organized on Shimini Atzeret in the year of 5666 By Israel Moshe son of Shlomo Block (original in Yiddish) ( Portland ) - Translated by Charles Brand, Rabbi Harry Sky, and Barry Tracy
- Synagogue Building Association record book, Portland The title page of the record book of the Hebrew Synagogue Building Association is written in Yiddish. The group built Shaarey Tphiloh Synagogue on Newbury Street in Portland in 1904. The early records of the congregation of Orthodox Jews were written in Y ( Portland ) - Maine Historical Society
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1905
- Dutch Levine and the Yale Football Team photograph was in The Yale Football Story by Tim Cohane, 1951. ( Waterville ) - Tim Cohane, 1951
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1908
- Bangor 'Race War' Spawned Jewish Immigrant Leaders By Wayne Reilly, BANGOR DAILY NEWS 12/01/2008 ( Bangor ) - Charles Brand
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1911
- Boys working in Sardine Cannery, Eastport, Maine ( Eastport ) -
- Shaarey Tphiloh synagogue, Portland Shaarey Tphiloh, which means "Gates of Prayer," served as a center for the Orthodox Jewish Community in Portland early in the 20th century and opened its first synagogue in Maine at 151 Newbury Street, Portland. The congregation first met in the fall of 1 ( Portland ) - Maine Historical Society
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1912
- Schoolhouse in Randolph Maine ( Randolph ) - Nancy Chavenson
- Summit Spring House, Poland, Me : Bay of Naples Inn, Naples, Me - brochure 917.41 tP76 1912 ( Poland, Me ) -
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1913
- Congregation Beth Israel ( Bangor ) - Bangor Public Library
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1914
- Documents from Congregation Beth Israel, Fort Kent, Me two issues ( Fort Kent ) - Susan Cummings-Lawrence
- World War I Yiddish poster encouraging Jews to buy war bonds for translation see separate entry ( New England ) - Elizabeth Stevens
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1915
- Mt Sinai Election Ballot : Yiddish and English ( Portland ) -
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1916
- Second Annual Conference of the Maine District Organizing Committee of the Workmen's Circle - August 27, 1916 ( state-wide ) - Harris Gleckman
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1917
- Al Harrisburg as a WWI Doughboy ( to be determined ) - Maine Historical Society
- Letter from Harry Cohen of Skawhegan [sic] to his sisters Leyke and Libe ( Skowhegan ) - Roberta DiNitto, translater
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1919
- Arbeiter Ring group photograph ( ) - Harris Gleckman
- Hebrew Ladies Society Membership List and Dues 1919-1920, Beth Israel ( ) -
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1920
- Camp Modin - post card views 1920s , part III ( Belgrade ) - Mindy Schneider
- Camp Modin - post card views 1920s , part IV ( Belgrade ) - Mindy Schneider
- Charlotte B. Wernick , The History of Portland Section of the National Council of Jewish Women ( Portland ) - Abraham Schechter / Harris Gleckman
- Dr Bluhm, Founder of Camp Fernwood ( Poland, Me ) - camp website
- Hebrew Ladies Society Dues and Bylaws, Beth Israel ( Bath ) -
- Shaarey Tphiloh Constitution and Bylaws, Portland The constitution and bylaws of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland were adopted on Nov. 13, 1904 when two of three existing Orthodox congregations in Portland -- Shaarith Israel and Beth Hamidrash Hagadol -- came together. The Orthodox synagogue was ( Portland ) - Maine Historical Society
- Summit Springs Hotel ( Poland, Me ) - Jason Libby
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1921
- Lafayette Hotel, Old Orchard Beach, Celebration With Gov P Baxter ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Elaine Crasnick Kahaner
- Shaarey Tphiloh sale of furniture to rabbi, Portland In 1921, Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh sold Rabbi David Essrig furniture and furnishings that were in the home he occupied at 91 India St. The agreement drawn up by Max L. Pinansky, who became a judge in Portland. ( Portland ) - Maine Historical Society
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1922
- Governor Baxter Entertained by Jews of York & Cumberland Cty ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
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1923
- Ku Klux Klan Procession ( Portland ) - Maine Memory Network
- Maine Contributors to Book of Psalms Publication ( ) - Robert Hains
- Yiddish Mock Trial ( Portland ) -
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1925
- 1925 Contract for sale of 2 seats at Waterville synagogue ( Waterville ) - Wolman
- Beth Israel (Waterville)1925 "deed" of a Synagogue pew to Louis Wolman (Gordon Wolmans's grandfather); ( Waterville ) - Peter Beckerman
- Brochure of Lafayette Hotel I ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Brochure of Lafayette Hotel II ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Early black/white photograph of the Lafayette Hotel ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Max Louis Pinansky : Collection of papers Coll 1042 -- contains over 1300 lettrs, receipts, cards, applications, incorporation papers and other documents ( Portland ) -
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1926
- Jewish Weavers Evolve Plan to Revive Textile Industry in Lodz, Poland he conference of Zionists of the State of Maine, attended by delegates representing all the important Jewish communities of the state was held on Sunday and Monday in Old Orchard, Me ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Archive
- Ku Klux Klan field day, Portland ( Portland ) - Maine Memory Network
- M L Rosen letter to JTA on Rabbi Wise ( Bangor ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Archive
- Teachers of the Portland Hebrew School ( Portland ) - Maine Memory Network
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1927
- Beth Israel (Waterville) "deed" confirming such Synagogue pew to Lewis Lester Levine; ( Waterville ) - Peter Beckerman
- Beth Israel (Waterville)"deed" of a Synagogue pew to Lewis Lester Levine ( Waterville ) - Peter Beckerman
- Ketuba of William Schreiber and Jennie Levine ( Portland ) - Nancy Chavenson
- Ku Klux Klan, East Hodgdon ( Aroostook ) - Maine Memory Network
- Meeting Minutes of Hebrew Ladies Aid Society ( Bath ) - Fred and Marilyn Weinberg
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1928
- Campaign in Maine for Home for Aged ( Portland ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish News Archive
- Beth Israel (Waterville) Deeds for the Purchase of Seat ( Waterville ) - Peter Beckerman
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1929
- Palestine Economic Corp to Meet in Maine ( Portland ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish News Archive
- Torah Dedication ( Bangor ) - Bangor Public Library
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1930
- Pinansky Heads Maine Judges ( Portland ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish News Archive
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1931
- Noted Maine Summer Resort Admits Jews Not Welcome ( Bridgeport, CT ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency, Jewish News Archive
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1932
- New England B’nai Brith to Hold Conference ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Archive
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1933
- AZA (Bangor) Basketball Team ( Bangor ) - Avra Grodinsky Novarr
- Re-Dedication of Beth Abraham Synagogue "The silver crown, which was rescued a year earlier when the original structure burned down, is atop the Torah on the right" ( Bangor ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck
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1934
- Clerks to Mark Ballots for Jews Rosh Hashonah "The 4,000 Jewish voters of Maine will be able to vote in the state elections September 10, Rosh Hashonah . . . without violating their religious scruples" ( Augusta ) -
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1935
- Seder in the Belfast (Me) Ruben Home ( Bangor ) - Marcia Berson Lieberman
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1937
- A History of the Jews in Bangor by Diane Cutler and Henry Segal - Part 3 "excepts from sources submitted by Diane Cutler and Henry Segal" / Subsequent parts of the series are missing ( Bangor ) - Bangor Public Library
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1939
- Meeting Minutes of Hebrew Ladies Aid Society ( Bath ) - Fred and Marilyn Weinberg
- Orthodox Boys at Camp Modin "Camp Modin always had a small group of traditional campers. This 1939 photograph show Orthodox young boys in their suits and yarmulkes" ( Belgrade ) - Abe Peck & Jean Marcus Peck
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1940
- Dr Elias Caplan, The Growth of Portland's Jewish Community Life : A Complete History from the Very Beginning of the City's Jewish Life to Its Present-Day Prominence", Oct 14, 1940, reprint of article from the Jewish Advocate, Boston Coll 1219 ( Portland ) -
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1941
- Oscar Cox standing directly behind President Roosevelt at the signing of Lend-Lease Act ( Washington DC ) - George Alan Perry
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1943
- Jewish Pilot of Flying Fortress Decorated for Bravery in No. Africa ( Portland ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Archive
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1944
- Liberty Ship Named After Jewish Labor Leader Launched in Maine ( Portland ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Archive
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1945
- The Gazette , Maine Jewish Council , ( Lewiston ) - AJHS (American Jewish Historical Society)
- Beth Israel Synagogue, exterior ( Waterville ) - Peter & Joan Beckerman
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1946
- The Gazette , Maine Jewish Council , Dec 1946 issue ( Lewiston ) - AJHS (American Jewish Historical Society)
- Hadassah, Portland Chapter Records circa 1946 - 2009 Coll. 2436 - The collection consists of records of the Portland Chapter of Hadassah, including photographs, correspondence, newsletters, clippings, record books, etc. (0.5 linear feet) ( Portland ) -
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1947
- Bangor Hebrew School Fortieth Anniversary 1907-1947 Bangor Public Library copy is in Box 10 - file 3 ( Bangor ) - Elizabeth A. Stevens
- Camp Lown : First reunion ( Oakland ) - AJHS (American Jewish Historical Society)
- Passover Community Seder Bangor 1946 ( Bangor ) - Ellen Russell
- U.S. Immigration Dept. Gets Formal Petition for DP Transit Visas to Quoddy Village ( Eastport ) - Jewish Telegraphic Agency Archive
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1955
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChI, Prelude (pgs 3-7) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChII The Pioneers (pgs 8-9) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChIII Laying the Foundation (pgs 10-15) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChIV Branching Out 1880-1904 (pgs16-18) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChIX ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChV Religious and Educational Life (pgs 19-23) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChVI Shaarey Tphiloh and Beyond (pgs 24-31) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChVII Philanthropy and Social Life (pgs 32-42) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChVIII ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChX New Social and Fraternal Groups (pgs 52-58) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - ChXI The Jewish Community Center (pgs 59-64) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Portland Jewry: Its Growth and Development by Benjamin Band - Foreward, Preface and Introduction (pgs I - x) ( Portland ) - the late Frances Gleckman
- Postcard 10, View from the Beach in front of the Lafayette Hotel, Old Orchard Beach ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 11, Lafayette Hotel, Old Orchard Beach ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 12, Lafayette Hotel, bathers and view from the beach, Old Orchard Beach ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 13, Lafayette Hotel, view from beach and beach view from veranda ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 14, Lafayette Hotel color photograph ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 2, Lafayette Hotel ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 3, Lafayette Hotel ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 4, Lafayette Hotel and Cottages ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 5, Lafayette Hotel and Cottages ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 6, Lafayette Hotel and Cottages ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 7, Copley-La Reine Hotel, Old Orchard Beach ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 8, Copley-La Reine Hotels and Annexes, Old Orchard Beach ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Postcard 9, View from the Veranda of the Lafayette Hotel, Old Orchard Beach ( Old Orchard Beach ) - Old Orchard Beach Historical Society
- Temple Israel Dedication Book ( Old Town ) - Beth Hillson
- Temple Israel Dedication Program ( Old Town ) - Beth Hillson
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1961
- Camp Lown : Kadima - beginning of session edition ( Waterville ) - William Small
- Camp Lown Israel Songsheet ( Waterville ) - William Small
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1965
- Susman Russakoff Memoires, edited and prepared for circulation by Ida Russakoff Hoos, in honor of Susman Russakoff and his Eightieth Birthday ( Skowhegan ) - Dale Russakoff
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1997
- Cantor Kurt Messerschmidt - USC Holocaust Survivor Video Testimony ( Portland ) - Anne Paige
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