LC Subject Heading: Immigrants--United States--Maine
Item 102664
Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland Media: Digital photograph
Item 102666
Gerard Kiladjian, Portland, 2009
Courtesy of Jan Pieter Van Voorst Van Beest, an individual partner Date: 2017 Location: Portland; Damascus Media: Digital photograph
Lesson Plan
Immigration: Challenges and Opportunities in Maine
Grade Level: 9-12
Content Area: Social Studies
Learn about immigration in the United States using primary sources from Maine Memory Network and the Library of Congress.
Lesson Plan
Grade Level: 6-8, 9-12, Postsecondary
Content Area: Social Studies
This lesson presents an overview of the history of Jews in Maine and the U.S., including some of the factors that led to Jewish immigration to the U.S., examination of the prejudice, discrimination and anti-Semitism many Jews have experienced, and the contributions of Jews to community life and culture in Maine.
