Category: Religion & Philosophy, Ceremonial Objects
Item 1416
Old pulpit and communion set, ca. 1939
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1939 Media: Photographic print
Item 9711
Marie Anne Berube baptismal certificate, 1913
Contributed by: Acadian Archives Date: 1913-04-04 Location: Fort Kent Media: Ink on paper
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.
