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Keywords: Jewish communities--Maine--Portland

Historical Items

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Item 100351

Anshe Sfard yahrzeit board, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Jewish Museum through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Wood, brass, paint

Item 100352

Anshe Sfard yahrzeit board, Portland, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Maine Jewish Museum through Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1920 Location: Portland Media: Wood, brass, paint

Item 100283

Anshe Sfard synagogue being demolished, Portland, 1983

Contributed by: Abraham Schechter through Maine Historical Society Date: 1983-08-08 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Exhibit

Anshe Sfard, Portland's Early Chassidic Congregation

Chassidic Jews who came to Portland from Eastern Europe formed a congregation in the late 19th century and, in 1917, built a synagogue -- Anshe Sfard -- on Cumberland Avenue in Portland. By the early 1960s, the congregation was largely gone. The building was demolished in 1983.

Exhibit

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.

My Maine Stories

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Story

Redlining and the Jewish Communities in Maine
by David Freidenreich

Federal and state policies created unfair housing practices against immigrants, like redlining.