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Item 56910
Title: Maine Jewish Film Festival Poster, 2011
Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections
Date: 2011
Location: South Portland; Portland
Media: Ink on paper
Item 56926
Title: Globe Yiddish Theater, Auburn, 1914
Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections
Date: 1914
Location: Auburn
Media: Photograph and ink
Item 53715
Title: Purim play, Beth Israel, Waterville, ca. 1955
Contributed by: Colby College Special Collections
Date: circa 1955
Location: Waterville
Media: Photograph
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Like other immigrant groups, Jews came to Maine to make a living and enjoy the natural and cultural environment. Their experiences have been shaped by their occupational choices, Jewish values and, until recently, experiences of anti-Semitism.
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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.
