Documenting Maine Jewry

Index to Audio Visual Material on Maine's Jewish History
as of Dec 1, 2009

prepared initially for the Maine Jewish History Iniatitive
Oct 2009 Conference for Maine Jewish Historians, Bates College, Harward Center



Town Title Producer/owner Year
Augusta An Evening Panel Reflection of the founders of the Augusta Jewish community, video Temple Beth El (Augusta)
Augusta “Maine Survivors Remember the Holocaust” Holocaust and Human Rights Center 1995
Biddeford – Saco A Panel discussion with three founding family members of the Etz Chaim synagogue 2000 circa
Biddeford – Saco “Everybody’s Uncle Sam : The Life and Legacy of Sam L Cohen” , Sam L Cohen Foundation 2009
Bangor “Congregation Beth Israel : One Hundred and Twenty Years” , DVD based on interviews,Congregation Beth Israel 2008
Lewiston-Auburn Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center reflections and interviews DVD, Phyllis Garber-Jensen 2007
Lewiston-Auburn Shep Lee's 80th Birthday Retrospective DVD, Jonathan Lee 2007 c
Portland Dedication of a New Torah at Shaarey Tphiloh, newly found one hour film, Maine Historical Society 1955
Portland Groundbreaking of Temple Beth El , black and white, 15 minute segment provided by the son of one of the founders Richard Cohen 1947
Portland Forty oral history interviews of Portland area Jews (1977) Jewish Community Center 1977
Portland Thirty oral history interviews of Portland area Jews (2009-2010) Documenting Maine Jewry 2009-2010
Portland 70 Years of Jewish Community Center / Jewish Community Alliance photosJewish Community Alliance 2008

This is not a complete listing. Users are encouraged to send additional entries to 'dopj at mindspring.com'

page updated : Dec 1, 2009