Religious Life in the synagogue from Lewiston Auburn area

Admin

Beth Jacob Congregation Leases Hall 5/20/1904 (Lewiston)

Anniversary Book

Beth Abraham (Lewiston) Ninety Commemorative Book 1992 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Awards

Esther Dion - Beth Jacob Sisterhood Award Dec 17 1967

B'nai Mitzvah

Beth Jacob Confirmation Class Group Photo with Rabbi Berent 1955 (Auburn)
Stephen Levine's Bar Mitzvah celebration at the Elm Hotel, Lewiston 1955 (Lewiston)
Beth Jacob Confirmation May 23 1958 (Lewiston-Auburn)
Beth Jacob Confirmation Class Group Photo with Rabbi Berent 1958 (Auburn)
Beth Jacob Boys Wearing Their Tallitot April 10 1964

Bimah

Beth Abraham Bimah 2017 (Auburn)

Bimah Cover

Bimah Cover dedicated to Mollie Baker date not known (Auburn)
Bimah Cover dedicated to Mollie Baker 2 date not known

Cemetery

Beth Abraham (Auburn) Headstone Census date not known (Auburn)
Beth Jacob cemetery, Auburn, Maine Fall 2007 (Lewiston-Auburn)
Temple Shalom Synagogue Cemetery burial records Oct 2010 (Auburn)
Beth Abraham Cemetery Google View 2012 (Auburn)

Confirmation

Beth Jacob Confirmation Class 1954 (Lewiston-Auburn)
Beth Jacob Confirmation Class announcement 1954 (Lewiston-Auburn)
1955 Temple Beth Jacob Confirmation Class 1955 (Lewiston)
1955 Temple Beth Jacob Confirmation Class 1955 (Lewiston)
1958 Beth Jacob Confirmation Class - Newspaper 5/23/1958 (Lewiston)
1958 Beth Jacob Confirmation Class - Newspaper 5/23/1958 (Lewiston)
1958 Beth Jacob Confirmation Class - Photo 5/23/1958 (Lewiston)
1958 Beth Jacob Confirmation Class - Photo 5/23/1958 (Lewiston)
Confirmation Class photograph, Beth Abraham Synagogue 1959 (Lewiston-Auburn)
First Class of Young Ladies to be Confirmed at Beth Abraham Synagogue 5/15/1959 (Lewiston-Auburn)
Photograph from Confirmation at Beth Abraham Synagogue 1959 (Lewiston-Auburn)
1964 Graduating Seniors, Beth Jacob 1964 (Lewiston)

Cookbooks

Beth Jacob Synagogue Cookbook 1953 - 1955 (Lewiston)
Beth Jacob Synagogue Cookbook, part 1 1953 - 1955
Beth Jacob Synagogue Cookbook, part 2 1953 - 1955
Beth Jacob Synagogue Cookbook, part 3 1953 - 1955
Beth Jacob Synagogue Cookbook, part 4 1953 - 1955

Dedication

Announcements on the occasion of the dedication of the Beth Abraham Synagogue (in 5 parts) 1952 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Dinner

Donor Dinner of Beth Jacob Synagogue date not known (Auburn)

Directors

1992 List of Officers of Beth Abraham Synagogue (Lewiston) 1992 (Lewiston)

Dvar Torahot / Sermons

Faye Jeser, The Fifth Rabbi David Berent Memorial Lecture 1989 (Lewiston)

Exteriors

Beth Jacob, exterior view 2000

Fashion

Smart and Practical Garb for Skiers Modeled by Members of the Beth Jacob Sisterhood date not known (Lewiston)

Hillel

Caliandra Lanza-Weil “Hillel at Bates College: The First Twenty Years” 05/19/03 (Lewiston)

Histories

2007 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Inter-faith

Institute on Judaism for Clergy - Newspaper 3/18/1958 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Interiors

Ner Tamid and Ten Commandments - Temple Shalom date not known (Lewiston-Auburn)
Beth Jacob Choir on the Bimah with Rabbi Berent circa 1945 (Lewiston)

Memorial Boards

Beth Abraham (Auburn) Memorial Boards date not known (Auburn)
Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center Memorial Wall date not known (Auburn)
Memorial Wall at Temple Shalom 2007 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Memorial Plaques

Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center Memorial Plates (located on Chapel wall) 23-May-17 (Auburn)

Minutes

Temple Shalom Synagogue Center minutes 1984-1898 (Auburn-Lewiston)

New Congregation

New Synagagoue for Lewiston, Me 4/13/1917 (Lewiston)
Am Echad Changes Name to Temple Shalom Synagogue Center 1982 (Lewiston)

Newsletters

The Hebrew Scholar, newsletter of Cong Beth Abraham (Auburn) 1932 (Auburn-Lewiston)
Ma Chadash - Temple Shalom Synagogue Center Bulletin August 2020

Not Yet Classified

Announcements on the occasion of the dedication of the Beth Abraham Synagogue, part V 12/6/1952
Institute on Judaism for Clergy - Newspaper 3/18/1958 (Lewiston-Auburn)
Institute on Judaism for Clergy - Photo 3/18/1958 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Not Yet Classified

Congregation Am Echad - incorporation papers Feb 26 , 1975 (Lewiston-Auburn )
Temple Shalom Synagogue-Center reflections and interviews DVD 2007 (Auburn)

Purim

Purim Carnival to be First Event of Jewish Youth Week, Lewiston Sun or Journal March 1962 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Rabbis

article on Rabbi Norman Geller date not known
Rabbi Berent Honored 1958 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Recognition Boards

Beth Abraham Recognition Boards date not known

Services

Beth Jacob Boys Wearing Their Tallitot April 10 1964 (Auburn)

Singing

Children's Choral Group Perform at the Monthly Meeting of the Beth Jacob Sisterhood date not known (Lewiston-Auburn)
Children's Choral Group Perform at the Monthly Meeting of the Beth Jacob Sisterhood date not known (Lewiston-Auburn)
Children's Choral Group Perform at the Monthly Meeting of the Beth Jacob Sisterhood date not known (Lewiston-Auburn)

Sisterhood

New Members for Sisterhood Beth Jacob 1954
New Members for Sisterhood Beth Jacob 10/17/1956 (Lewiston-Auburn)
Beth Jacob Sisterhood award to Esther Dion 17-Dec-67
Beth Jacob Sisterhood award to Esther Dion 17-Dec-67 (Lewiston)

Stained Glass

Pillars of Smoke and Fire, Temple Shalom ark door glass date not known

Synagogue Affairs

Entertainment at Annual Donor Dinner date not known (Lewiston-Auburn)
Beth Abraham Brotherhood Elects New Officers 5/21/1956 (Lewiston-Auburn)
Mrs. Maurice Margolin is B'nai B'rith Supper Chairman 10/17/1956 (Lewiston-Auburn)
10th Annual Give and Earn Donor Dinner 3/14/1962 (Lewiston-Auburn)
B'nai B'rith Holds Festive Give and Earn Dinner 3/14/1962 (Lewiston-Auburn)

Torah

Beth Abraham Aron Kodesh 2017 (Auburn)

Torah Cover

Torah Cover dedicated to Magilla date not known
Torah Cover dedicated to Milton Ward Post Jewish War Veterans date not known
Torah Cover dedicated to Pearl And Henry Brody date not known

Torah Covers

Torah Cover dedicated to Abraham L Isaacson And Martha L Bornstein - Purple date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Abraham L Isaacson And Martha L Bornstein -White Cover date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Abraham L Isaacson And Martha L Bornstein -White Cover 2 date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Anne Isaacson Garffman date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Haftorah Open date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Hanna And Harry Blatt date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Hyman Stein date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Israel Day - Purple Cover date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Israel Day - White Cover date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Joseph M And Mollie Baker date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Leah And Morris Shiffer date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Louis and Annie Abromson date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Milton Ward Post Jewish War Veterans -2 date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Mr And Mrs Henry Bean date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Mr And Mrs Myer Halperin - Haftorah Scroll date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Mr And Mrs Myer Halperin - Haftorah Scroll 2 date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Mr And Mrs Myer Halperin - Open Haftorah Scroll date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Mr And Mrs Simon L Baker date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Pearl And Henry Brody 2 date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Simon And Jesse Lavin date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Simon F Lavin and Jesse Lavin date not known (Auburn)
Torah Covers dedicated to Ethel And Arno Fleishman And Henry And Fannie Greene date not known (Auburn)
Torah Covers dedicated to Ethel And Arno Fleishman And Henry And Fannie Greene 2 date not known (Auburn)
Torah Covers dedicated to Israel Day and haftorah cover dedicated to Mr and Mrs Myer Halperin date not known (Auburn)
Torah Cover dedicated to Louis Goldberg 2017 (Auburn)

Torah-related

Beth Abraham - 13 Torah covers and 3 Aron Kodesh curtains 2012 (Auburn)

Wedding

Miss Harriet Flock Weds Univ of Michigan Fellow date not known (Auburn)
Fruma Masha Halperin & Lewis Bornstein, Wedding Day 1902 (Lewiston-Auburn)
"Emple - Miller Nuptials Take Place At -- Boston" 11/4/1957 (Lewiston)

Youth

1964 Graduating Seniors, Beth Jacob 1964 (Lewiston)

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