According to historian Benjamin Band; the first record of a Jew in Maine concerns Susman Abrams; a tanner who resided in Union until his death at 87 in 1830. Historical records beginning in 1849 also tell of a small Bangor community that organized a synagogue and purchased a burial ground. But it was not until the late 19th century that Jewish communities grew large enough to establish multiple synagogues; Hebrew schools for boys; kosher butcher shops; and Jewish bakeries. Eventually there were Jewish charitable societies; community centers; and social clubs across the state. Now; 150 years later; Jews serve every Maine community in every possible capacity; free from the barriers of social or religious discrimination. This book honors the accomplishments of Maine�s Jewish residents.
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