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Historical Items

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Item 33624

Captain Gordon shows 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 33625

Captain Gordon, 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945 Location: Bangor Media: Photographic print

Item 33621

Harold Gordon with 'Flying Torah,' Bangor, 1945

Contributed by: Bangor Public Library Date: 1945 Location: Bangor 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.

Site Pages

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Life on a Tidal River - The Flying Torah

"Gordon eventually flew 21,000 miles with the Torah. Flying Torah More photos of Captain Gordon"

Site Page

Life on a Tidal River - Doughty Students

"X Students discuss the Flying Torah with Mr. Bill Cook. X Students scan images during a winter break work session at the Bangor Public…"