Congregation Ahawas Achim records
Content Description
Original record book of Congregation Ahawas Achim (Brotherly Love) of Bangor, Maine and related correspondence. Includes transcriptions of the record book in both English and German provided by the American Jewish Archives.
Dates
- Creation: 1849 - 1899
Creator
- Congregation Ahawas Achim (Bangor, Me.) (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English and German.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Materials in this collection are in the public domain.
Historical Note
Bangor's first Jewish congregation Ahawas Achim (Brotherly Love) was established in 1849. It was formed by 13 members of Bangor's small German-Jewish community. The group rented a hall for religious services in the True Block on Court Street and purchased land on Webster Avenue to use as a cemetery. Although the original congregation disbanded in 1856 when its congregants left Bangor to find work elsewhere, it was re-established by a second group of German-Jewish immigrants in 1874.
Full Extent
0.21 linear feet (in 1 half-size legal document box)
Subject
- Webster Avenue Cemetery (Bangor, Me.) (Organization)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bangor Public Library Special Collections Repository