Documenting Maine Jewry : About Us

Documenting Maine Jewry

a largely all-volunteer organization is coordinated by a DMJ Minyin, by regional DMJ Gabbiim,
by project Mavens, and a project Shammas.
A list of these individuals from around the State and the country is below.

New volunteers and researchers are the lifeblood of this project. If you would like to be active in your area, contact the relevant regional Gabbiim via dmj@mindspring.com. To help out with DMJ's other activities or to donate documents or photographs, email the DMJ project Shammas, Harris Gleckman at dmj@mindspring.com.

the DMJ Minyan (coordinating group)

Michael Cohen, Susan Cummings-Lawrence,

Annette Elowitch, David Freidenreich, Harris Gleckman, Judy Halpert, Steve Hirshon,

Elaine Crasnick Kahaner, Barbara Blumenthal Stern, Abe Peck, Wilma Rose,

Ruthanne Singal, Anne Schneider, Cindy Potter Taylor, Amy Waterman


DMJ's town/city/county Gabbiim (regional coordinators)

Susan Adelman Rudolph - Aroostook County,

Phyllis Graber Jensen - Auburn-Lewiston,

Rabbi Sue Bulba Carvutto & Natalie E Cohen – Augusta

Marcia Berson Lieberman, Ruthanne Singal & Judy Gatchell – Bangor

Fred Weinberg & Nathan Cogan - Bath

Jennie Aranovitch & Beth Strassler- Biddeford-Saco

Annette Elowitch, Judy Halpert & Steve Hirshon - Greater Portland

Deborah Weisgal - Greater Rockland

Beth Hillson - Old Town & Orono

Peter and Joan Beckerman & David Friedenreich – Waterville

Avraham Tracy - rural Maine


DMJ's project Mavens (project coordinators)

Judy Halpert & Ani Helmick - Greater Portland oral history

Amy Waterman - exhibitions at the Maine Jewish Museum (Portland)


DMJ's Shammas (DMJ coordinator)

Harris Gleckman

page updated : Oct 17, 2010