in the Documenting Maine Jewry database

DMJ takes a wide definition of a Jewish industry - as an industry with a significant number of Jewish owners, managers or workers.

years shown are ones which the person was known
to be engaged in that industry

Occupational titles are as provided by the source; odd sounding titles are most likely those recorded by census takers

Esther Abelon z"l   SALESWOMAN - DRY GOODS STORE 1930 1930 US Fed Census Brunswick
Anna P Abrahams z"l   CO-FOUNDER The Picture and Gift Shop obituary
Louis Abramson   CLERK 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Pearl Abramson   CLERK 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Hymen Henry / Hyman H / Herman Abromson z"l   CLERK 1936 1936 Abromson
   Clerk 1936 1936 Abromson
   Prop - Lewiston Carpet Center 1955 1955 Zelch
   Prop - Lewiston Carpet Center 1955 1955 Zelch
Hiram Adelman z"l   OWNER & OPERATOR H Adelman Department Store Mars Hill Harry Goldsmith biography in Risen, Jewels of Maine
 
Jacob / Jake / Jack Agger z"l   CLERK 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Robert Agger z"l   CLERK 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Robert Arnowitz z"l   ANTIQUES 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Max Astor z"l   STOREKEEPER 1920 Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 180
Jacob Barron   CLERK, CONFECTIONARY 1920 1920USFederalMECensus, pg 13b
Sarah Barron z"l   MERCHANT (STORE) 1930 1930USFederalMECensus, pg 13A
Henry BEAN   CLERK-STATE LIQUOR STORE 1940 US Fed Census - Auburn
James S Bell z"l   TRAVELING SALESMAN - R__ DRUGS ? 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Herman Berlansky   CLEANING & PRESSING 1910 1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
Harry Berman   VENDING MACHINES 1955 1955 Zelch
 
Herman Berman   PERIODICAL STORE 1930 1930LewistonCensus
Max Bernstein z"l   SALESWOMAN - DRY GOODS 1920 1920FederalCensus
Anna / Annie Bloom z"l   ANTIQUE DEALER EILEEN SHULMAN (2015)
Laura Bonner   CLERK IN STORE 1880 1880FederalCensusMaine
Aaron H Brenner   SALESMAN - JEWELRY STORE 1920 1920 US Federal Census
Joseph Brenner z"l   SALESMAN - RETAIL FUEL CONCERN 1940 1940 US Federal Census
Lottie Burston   BOOKKEEPER-HARDWARE STORE 1940 1940 US Fed Census Lewiston
Sylvia Burston   BOOKKEEPER 1955 1955 Zelch
James A or H Cahners   PRESIDENT Eastern Furniture, Bangor Gas Co. Jordan Alpert (2013)
Bertha Cassman   STOREKEEPER 1930 1930 US Fed Census Rockland
 
Morris Chase z"l   TRAVELING SALESMAN - FRUIT 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Stanley Earl Chernowsky z"l   ASSISTANT MANAGER 1913/1914 AugustaRegisters1913/1914
Edward Barrett "Veni" Cogan   RAN Cogan Books , wholesale, La Mirada, CA NathanCoganBathHistory
Isadore / Isador Cohen z"l    - _AR__ SUPLIES 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Max Cohen z"l   BUSINESSMAN 187 Exchange Street Jordan Alpert (2013)
James L Cook z"l   ANTIQUES 1930 1930USFederalMECensus, pg 6B
Samuel Cook   SALESMAN - FURNITURE 1920 1920 US Fed Census - Sanford
Samuel O Cox z"l   VARIETY STORE 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
   variety store 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Samuel (now 8916) Cronsberg   STOREKEEPER 1930 1930 US Federal Census - Maine
 
Alta M Cutler z"l   OWNER AND OPERATOR Cutler's Women's Shop Obituary
Harmon Davis   5 & 10 STORE 1910 1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
   variety store 1912 - 1913 RocklandJewishCommunityListing1912-1913
Herman / Harmon / Harlow Davis z"l   VARIETY STORE 1920 1920 US Fed Census Rockland
Hyman H / Haman Dennis   SECOND HAND STORE - OWN SHOP 1920 1920USFedCensus
Samuel Dorfman z"l   OWNER OPERATOR Dougherty Drug Co Bath City Directory 1922-1923
Albert Eisen   CLERK IN STORE 1880 1880FederalCensusMaine
Harry Ellis   SHIPPING CLERK 1932 HainesMarriageRecords
Louis A Emdur z"l   SALESMAN - NOVELTY STORE 1920 1920 US Fed Census- Bar Harbor
Abe Epstein   RETAIL MERCHANT FURNITURE ? 1930 1930USFederalCensus 81-1 : ColbyStudentsSummer2011
 
Jacob Filler z"l   SALESMAN - FURNITURE 1930 1930 US Fed Census - Saco
Edith Fink z"l   BUYER Rines Brothers Sherri Quint (2018)
Meyer / Myer FOGELMAN   PROP. FURNITURE 1930 1930LewistonCensus
Marion / Marian Frankel z"l   SALESWOMAN - DRY GOODS STORE 1920 1920 US Fed Census -Belfast
Sarah Frankel z"l   SALESWOMAN - DRY GOODS STORE 1920 1920 US Fed Census -Belfast
Harold Freedman   SALESMAN - F___ING STORE 1930 1930 US Fed Census-Augusta
Ida Freedman   STORE KEEPER - CITY RETAIL 1930 1930 US Fed Census-Augusta
Laura L Freidman / Friedman   FLOOR LADY 1940 1940 US Federal Census -Gardiner
Alee Fridman   STOREKEEPER "STOR KIPER" 1917 Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 136
Max H Friedler   CLEANER 1936 1936 Abromson
 
Moses L "Moe" Friedman z"l   TRAVELLING SALESMAN - SHOE FACTORY 1920 1920USFedCensus
Sigmund Gallert   TRAVELING SALES 1900 1900 US Fed Census - Waterville
   traveling sales 1900 1900USFederalMECensus,pg 173a
Julius Howard Gass z"l   OWNER Gass Office Supply Bangor: Our Jewish Downtown
Alvin E Gediman z"l    Gediman Appliance Store 1954 - 1968 Sherri Quint (2019)
Arthur W Gediman z"l   CO-OWNER WITH BROTHER HENRY Arthur W Gediman Bath Independent adverts
   co-owner with brother Henry Gediman Bros 1923 - 1951 Bath City Directories
Annie H Ginsberg   BUYER - DEPT. STORE 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Mitchell Goffin z"l   TRAVELING SALESMAN
Harry K Goldberg z"l   OWNER/OPERATOR Globe Vacuum Stores Charles Brand
 
Ira Goldman   PROPRIETOR Arnold's Cut Rate (now 8428) 1955 1955 Zelch
Harry L Goldsmith z"l   PROPRIETOR FURNITURE STORE 1930 1930USFederalCensus 82-7 : ColbyStudentsSummer2011
Minnie P/ Mina Goldstone z"l   SALESWOMAN - COUNTRY STORE 1910 1910FedCensusBiddeford
Edward M Gordon z"l   ANTIQUE DEALER - ANTIQUES 1940 1940 US Federal Census Rockland
Max E Gotlib z"l   CLERK - RETAIL MEAL STORE 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Fanny Gottesfeld   SALES LADY 1936 1936 Abromson
Dora Green   CLERK, 5 & 10 STORE 1920 1920USFederalMECensus, pg 7a
Max Greenberg / Greenburg   PROPRIETER, SHOE STORE - EMPLOYER 1930 1930 US Federal Census
Anne / Annie Greene   CLERICAL-COUNTER FACTORY 1940 US Fed Census - Auburn
Morris Greenman z"l   MERCHANT, RETAIL -- GOODS - EMPLOYER 1930 1930 US Federal Census
 
Harry Isaacson z"l   SECOND HAND FURN. 1930 1930LewistonCensus
Ethel H Kaplan z"l   VARIETY STORE 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Lewis H Kriger z"l   ASSISTANT MANAGER 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Joseph Lampert   PROP JEWELRY STORE 1930 1930LewistonCensus
Abraham Leibowitz z"l   OPERATOR Surplus Store first store opened in 1946 - had stores in Maine & New Hampshire Sherri Quint (2019)
Harold "Archie" Leibowitz z"l   OWNED Archie's Army and Navy Store 1948 - 1978 Lenora Leibowitz (2019)
Edward Lesovsky   CLERK-CUT RATE STORE 1940 US Fed Census - Auburn
Belle / Bell Levin z"l   SALESWOMAN - DEPARTMENT STORE 1930 1930 US Fed Census Bath
David J Levin   CLERK - FURNITURE 1920 1920USFedCensus
Isaac Levin or Levine   STOREKEEPER "STORKIPER" 1918 Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 190
 
Michael "Mike" Levine   DEALER-VARIETY STORE 1940 1940 US Fed Census - Augusta
Irving Lourie z"l   PRINTER L L Bean before World War II Ava Bradley Lourie
Florence Machkowsky   CLERICAL, [UNREADABLE] - 1930 1930USFedCensus
Israel Mack z"l   ASSISTANT MANAGER 1930 1930PortlandCityDirectory
Samuel W Mack   SALESMAN - FURNITURE STORE 1930 furniture store 1930 US Fed Census-Augusta
Nettie R Marcus   BUYER - DEPARTMENT STORE 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Lewis Meltzer   SHIPPER - WHOLESALE 1920 1920USFedCensus
Isaac Mikelsky / Mikels z"l   VARIETY STORE 1892-1893 Bath, Maine, City Directory, 1892-1893
Charles Meyer Miller z"l    - PEDDLER 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Arthur J Nelson z"l   SALESMAN - FURNITURE 1930 1930 US Fed Census - Saco
 
Isaac Paikowsky   MANAGER, 5 + 10 CENT STORE 1910 1910USFederalMECensus,pg 7b
Isadore Paikowsky   BUSINESS MANAGER, STORE 1920 1920USFederalMECensus, pg 1b
Joseph Pearlman   CLEANING /DYE BUSINESS 1912- 1917 Pamela Weisberger
Henry Peavy z"l   CLERK IN STORE 1880 1880FederalCensusMaine
Betty Picker Simonds z"l   SALESWOMAN 1961-1985 Fred Simonds (2017)
Abraham Podolsky z"l   MERCHANT Greens Novelty Store 1949 B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Abraham Podolsky
Raymond / Raymon Polakewich z"l   CLERK-RETAIL CLOTHING STORE 1940 1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
Regina Potolsky z"l   RETAIL SALES ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
Julius "Jay" Povich z"l   SALESMAN - FURNITURE 1930 1930 US Fed Census Bath
Morris E "Matie" Povich z"l   SALESMAN - FURNITURE 1930 1930 US Fed Census Bath
 
Julius Radl?   CLERK IN STORE 1880 1880FederalCensusMaine
Benjamin Remar z"l   CLERK-RET. MEN'S STORE 1940 1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
Isaac Robbins   STOREKEEPER "STOR KIPER" 1919 Workman Circle - Arbriter Ring - Portland1917-1921records pg 160
Sonia Rockliss z"l   BUSINESS OWNER - NOVELTY STORE ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
Morris Roes   ASSISTANT MANAGER 1930 (Chain store) 1930USFederalMECensus, pg 20B
Louis Israel Rolnick z"l   ANTIQUE DEALER O. Rolnick & Son 1949 Other Data : 197 Garland St., Bangor - G. Rolnick & Son antique dealer B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Louis Rolnick
Phillip I Rosenberg   TRAVELING SALESMAN 1910 1910CensusRussianBornYiddishSpeaking
David Rosenthal   TRAVELING SALESMAN - DRY GOODS 1910 1910 US Fed Census - Bar Harbor
   salesman, general merchandise 1930 1930USFederalMECensus, pg 3B
Annie Ross z"l   CLERK - RETAIL DRY GOODS 1920 1920LewistonCensus
 
Sarah / Sara Ann Ross z"l   CLERK - RETAIL DRY GOODS 1920 1920LewistonCensus
Annie Rubenstein   VARIETY STORE 1912 - 1913 RocklandJewishCommunityListing1912-1913
Eliazer or Elia Russakoff   RETAIL JEWLERY -"MERCHANT JEWERAL" 1920 1920 US Federal Census
Jean Salav (Solov)   FLOOR GIRL 1940 1940 US Federal Census - Sanford
   Floor girl 1940 1940 US Federal Census - Sanford
Paul Schlickman   SALEMAN DEPT. ST. 1930 1930LewistonCensus
Anna Schwartz z"l   OWNER / OPERATOR drugstore (Schwartz family) Main St / sold magazines, over the counter drugs and some food Joan Baker Warren - letter Sept 2014
Samuel Schwartz z"l   OWNER / OPERATOR drugstore (Schwartz family) Joan Baker Warren - letter Sept 2014
Vernice L / Vernon Segal z"l   OWNER CHERNOWSKY\' S DEPT STORE Elaine Miller (2015)
Mayer Selbing   TRAVELING SALESMAN 1913/1914 AugustaRegisters1913/1914
 
Philip Seltzer   STORE 1920 1920USFederalMECensus, pg 1b
Susan Serell   BOOK KEEPR - DEPARTMENT STORE 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Sherman Setlin z"l   SALESPERSON ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert
Rita M Shainbam / Shainblum z"l   RETAIL SALES ChervaKaddishaNov2007-DeathCert&Obit
Moses Shakin   CO-OWNER-RETAIL SHOE STORE 1940 US Fed Census - Auburn
David Harold Shalit z"l   DRY GOODS DEALER ON MIDDLE STREET 1880 - 1890s Ben Band
Bernard Shapiro   ATTENDANT-GASOLINE FILLING STATION 1940 1940 US Fed Census Biddeford
Ha* Shapiro   STOREKEEPER 1910 1910FedCensusBiddeford
Samuel S Shapiro   SALESMAN - FURNITURE STORE 1930 1930FedCensusBiddeford
Samuel S Shapiro   MERCHANT/RETAILER 1930 1930 US Fed Census Rockland
 
William M Shine z"l   PARTNER WITH BROTHER - DRY GOODS STORE 1880 - 1890s Ben Band / Appendix B
Cecelia Shiro z"l   STORE 1930 1930USFederalMECensus, pg 5A
Louis "Louie" Silver   ATTENDANT - GAS STATION 1940 1940 US Federal Census Orono
Sara Charlotte Silver z"l   TITLE NOT KNOWN Nonesuch Books Sherri Quint (2018)
Morris M Silverman   OWNER/OPERATOR Barefoot Trader Nancy Levinsky Lew Sun Jrnl
Donald "Don" Sprince z"l   CLERK-STORE 1940 1940 US Fed Census Lewiston
Jack M. Stack   CLEANER 1936 1936 Abromson
Hermon? Steinberg   CLERK IN STORE 1880 1880FederalCensusMaine
Isadore Steinberg   CLERK IN STORE 1880 1880FederalCensusMaine
Salomon Steinfeld   RETAILER 1910 1910FedMaineCensus
 
Hymen / Herman Stern   ANTIQUE - DEALER 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Harold Sterns z"l   TRAVELING SALESMAN - DRY GOODS 1930 1930 US Federal Census Bangor
Charles L Supovitz   SALESMAN - JEWELRY CO 1920 1920USFedCensus
Marion Supovitz   CLERK - STORE 1920 1920USFedCensus
   clerk - store 1920 1920USFedCensus ED: 5 Pg: 4 Ln: 5
Frank Tarr z"l   TRAVELING SALEMAN Geiger Brothers, Maine 1950s- to his retirement Harris Gleckman (2013)
Isadore Tarr z"l   MARKET RETAIL 1930 1930LewistonCensus
Stanley Tatken   SALESMAN Globe Vacuum Stores 1955 1955 Zelch
Harry Trobe   OWNER/OPERATOR Arnold's Cut Rate (now 8428) 1950s-1960s Morris Silverman, 2014 DMJ Presentation at Temple Shalom
Arthur H Unobskey z"l   TITLE NOT KNOWN Unobsky Bros (now 4429) 1949 Other Data : High St, Bangor - Unobsky Bros merchant B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Arthur Unobsky
 
Charles Unobskey z"l   TITLE NOT KNOWN Unobsky Bros (now 4429) 1949 Other Data : High St, Bangor - Unobsky Bros merchant B'nai B'rith Membership Record of Charles Unobsky
Nathan Yanovich z"l   CO-OWNER/OPERATOR Forty-Second St Card Shoop 1950s to 1980s co-owner was his wife Re Harris Gleckman (2013)