APRI-Maine to Host Presentation on Maine Jewish History

Jewish Mainers have a long, rich history in the state stretching back to colonial times. The first synagogue in the state was established in Bangor back in 1849 and waves of Jewish immigrants arrived to Maine in the late 19th and early 20th centuries from Eastern Europe. In the beginning they worked in factories and peddled wares across the state by horse-drawn wagons before starting businesses and putting down roots in communities.

Join the A. Philip Randolph Institute - Maine Chapter (APRI-Maine) for a talk on the Maine Jewish community and Jewish labor history, presented by Zach Schwartz, Director of the Jewish Community Relations Council of Southern Maine on Zoom on Wednesday, March 18 from 6:30 to 8pm. Register for the Zoom link!

The talk will be followed by some regular business and discussion of upcoming events. Participants are welcome to stay for the whole thing if you wish. For more information about APRI-Maine go to our website www.aprimaine.org and follow it on Facebook. If you have additional questions before you register for the event, you can reach out to APRI-ME president Garrett Stewart 207-504-1106 or gstewart4785 at outlook dot com. or to Maine AFL-CIO president Cynthia Phinney 207-491-9928 or cynthia@maineaflcio.org.