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Making It In Maine: Stories Of Jewish Life In Small-Town America, David M. Freidenreich Jan 2015

Making It In Maine: Stories Of Jewish Life In Small-Town America, David M. Freidenreich

Maine History

A fundamental part of the experience of immigrants to the United States has been the tension between incorporating into a new country while maintaining one’s cultural roots. In this article, the author describes the experience of Jewish Americans in Maine, where climate, culture, and remoteness from larger Jewish populations contributed to a unique process of Americanization compared with Jewish populations in more urban areas of the country. After successfully “making it” over the course of two centuries, Jewish Mainers face a new set of challenges and opportunities. The author is the director of the Jewish studies program at Colby College …


The Swedish People In Northern Maine, Charlotte Lenentine May 1950

The Swedish People In Northern Maine, Charlotte Lenentine

Maine History Documents

A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement in Honors in History by Charlotte Lenentine, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, May 1950. Includes photographs.