Beth Judah on Deer St (1883)

Atrium	630-640 Ocean Ave Portland	207-221-7000 - info@thecedarsportland.org
Beth El Memorial Park	Outer Congress St Portland	207-774-2649 -
B'nai B'rith Hillel Foundation (Southern Maine)	c/o JCA Portland	-
Brit Tzedek v'Shalom: Jewish Alliance for Justice and Peace Southern Maine Chapter	Portland	207-725-6301 / 207- 729-7257 -
Casco Bay Tummlers	29 City Point Road Portland	207 766 2945 - info@cascobaytummlers.com
Cedars	630-640 Ocean Ave Portland	207-221-7000 - info@thecedarsportland.org
Chabad Lubavitch of Maine	101 Craigie Street Portland	207/871-8947 -
Chevra Kaddisha (Portland)	471 Deering Ave Portland	207 773-5099 -
Congregation Bet Ha’am	81 Westbrook Street South Portland	207 879 0028 -
Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh (now 1078)	First located on Newbury Street. Later takes over building on Noyes Street as a second branch. Newbury Street branch is now closed Portland	-
Etz Chaim Synagogue	267 Congress St Portland	207/773-2339 -
Hebrew Free Loan Fund	Portland	207-971-0508 -
Jacob Cousins Post Auxiliary	Portland	-
Jacob Cousins Post No. 99	Portland	-
Jewish Community Alliance of South Maine	57 Ashmont Street Portland	207-772-1959 - JCA@mainejewish.org
Jewish Family Services	57 Ashmont Street Portland	207 871-0508 - kjaffe@mainejewish.org
Jewish War Veterans Jacob Cousins Post No 99	Portland	-
Maine Jewish Film Festival	P O Box 7465 Portland	-
Maine Jewish War Veterans	c/o Atrium, 630-640 Ocean Ave, Portland	-
Mikvat Shalom	76 Noyes St Portland	207-773-0693 -
Mt Carmel Cemetery Association	Hicks St Portland	207 774 8513 -
Mt Sinai Cemetery Association	Hicks St Portland	207 761 9095 -
Omanim	Portland	- omanim@googlegroups.com
Osher Inn	Portland	-
Portland Levey Hebrew Day School	400 Deering Ave Portland	207-774-7676 - leveyday@maine.rr.com
Shaarey Tphiloh	76 Noyes Street Portland	207-773-0693 - shaareytpiloh@juno.com
Shaarey Tphiloh - Sisterhood	76 Noyes St Portland	-
Shaarey Tphiloh Brotherhood	76 Noyes St Portland	207-773-0693 - office@mainesynagogue.org
Smith St Cemetery	Smith St South Portland	- jca@mainejewish.org
Temple Beth El Brotherhood	400 Deering Ave Portland	207-774-2649 -
Temple Beth El (Portland)	400 Deering Avenue Portland	207/774-2649 - execdir@templebethel-maine.org, rabbi@templebethel-maine.org
Temple Beth El Hebrew School	400 Deering Ave Portland	-
Temple Beth El School Committee	Portland	-
Temple Beth El Sisterhood	400 Deering Ave Portland	-

• Dec 2011
  • Cantor Samuel Zimelman and Two Other Men (Portland) - Paul Zim
  • Cantor Zimelman and Choir (Portland) - Pinkchik (Paul) Zimelman
  • Pinchik Zimelman Bar Mitvah invitation (Portland) - Pinkchik (Paul) Zimelman
  • Rabbi Harry Sky's Tribute Dinner (Portland) - Temple Beth El
    
    
  • Shaarey Tphiloh : Concert Hightlights 60th Anniversary by Marshal F Bryant (Portland) - Paul Zim Portland Press Herald

-------------- The Documenting Greater Portland Jewry (DGPJ) site is a part of the state-wide Documenting Maine Jewry (DMJ) project. Honoring the Jewish tradition of remembrance, the Documenting Maine Jewry project seeks to tell the story, not just of those individuals, but of the communities they shaped. DMJ's goal is to collect short histories of the many people and organizations that have contributed, over time, to the lives of Maine Jews. Currently the state-wide index has records on over 25,000 Jewish Mainers and 200 Maine Jewish organizations.

People    The questions unavoidably arise: Who is a Jew? And who is a Mainer? On the former, the project takes no position. On the latter, we have used a broad definition including not only those who were born, grew up, or lived here, but also those who are buried here.

Organizations    DGPJ is also building a community-based history around the 20 religious and secular institutions that were or are the lifeblood of the Greater Portland Jewish community – as well as the source of quite regular souris (headaches). The project is creating 'family trees' of those often-interconnected local institutions: some 180 Jewish service organizations, 94 Jewish religious bodies, 18 Chevra Kaddisha and cemeteries, 15 Jewish camps, and 240 businesses crucial to the economic survival of Maine Jews.

Places    The state-wide database has information on Maine Jews from over 90 cities and towns . Users can seek information in a particular town or city or can select a wider area to search on the state map index . Each option allows users to find organizations and people either in these key cities/towns or by county.

Oral Histories    The DGPJ project is also collecting oral histories. Currently there are X oral histories by Greater Portland-connected Jews.

Sources    The Documenting Maine Jewry methodology is basically a jigsaw approach. We take whatever community, municipal, and cemetery records we have and merge them into a common database. As a result, we face problems of duplication and incompleteness. To minimize those problems, we try to name-match only when we have at least two factual sources for a given name. Ultimately, we feel it is better to have duplicate records than inaccurate information linking two unrelated people with the same names; Jews do love to repeat certain family names. In the name of historic accuracy, we ask families to supplement/correct their information using the on-line edit function on their page, or by emailing correct information to dopj@mindspring.com.

For security reasons, complete access to the database is available only on request. A full index of all burials , however, is publicly available.

Volunteers    The Greater Portland Documenting Maine Jewry effort is largely a volunteer effort; we always welcome more help. Volunteers interested in photographing older Jewish headstones, collecting information on a particular town or organization, transferring data from print to electronic records, or upgrading software should email to dopj@mindspring.com.

Finances    Financial contributions supplement the volunteer effort by supporting data collection and outreach. DMJ is under the financial supervision of Jewish Community Alliance of Southern Maine(JCA), a 501(c)3 organization. Donations are welcome using the Tzedakah box below or by sending a gift (marked DMJ) to the JCA, 57 Ashmont St., Portland, Maine 04103. Major donors can select a range of contributions to honor their own Maine immigrant family or to inspire and inform the next generation of Maine Jews.

Heart and Soul    The core of the project is the addition of new information by Maine Jews, whether online through the website, by email, or by old-fashioned mail. We encourage all registered users to supplement or correct existing information on individuals using the edit function on each person's page. Historical documents, oral accounts, photographs of community activities, and print articles can be emailed to dopj @ mindspring.com . To get a mailing address, please email describing the materials you would like to share.

Last Updated : 10 February 2011