Maine Memory Network

Center Street Ruins, Bangor, 1911

Contributed by: Bangor Historical Society Date: 1911 Location: Bangor Media: Postcard

Purim play, Beth Israel, Waterville, ca. 1955

Contributed by: An individual through Colby College Special Collections Date: circa 1955 Location: Waterville Media: Photographic print

Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue

Shaarey Tphiloh was founded in 1904 by immigrants from Eastern Europe. While accommodating to American society, the Orthodox synagogue also has retained many of its traditions.

Fallen Heroes: Jewish Soldiers and Sailors, The Great War

Thirty-four young Jewish men from Maine died in the service of their country in the two World Wars. This project, including a Maine Memory Network exhibit, is meant to say a little something about some of them. More than just names on a public memorial marker or grave stone, these men were getting started in adult life. They had newly acquired high school and college diplomas, they had friends, families and communities who loved and valued them, and felt the losses of their deaths.

Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"… many times with the Torah given to him by Beth Israel Synagogue. Bangor Public Library Captain Gordon poses with the 'Flying Torah,' Bangor…"