Bas Mitzvah class, Portland, 1961
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Maine Historical Society
As Shaarey Tphiloh modernized, it became important for girls to be educated as well as boys, although studies and even the coming of age ceremony differed for boys and girls.
Religious education for girls began when the synagogue moved to its new facility on Noyes Street in 1956.
Members of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh's Bas Mitzvah class from about 1957 are, front row, from left, Susan Cohen, Libby Modes, unidentified, and Jackie Young. At rear are Ronnie Boxstein, Joy Bekritsky, and Sylvia Aron.
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