This Week at MHS: Rosh Hashanah and Book Talk with Monica Wood on 9/27

September 17, 2012

Digital History: Stories from Maine Memory Network

Historical Image:
Shaarey Tphiloh High Holy Days ticket, Portland, 1973

MMN #54194

L'shanah tovah! Today is Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish new year. Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh sold tickets for High Holy Day services on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur due to high attendance. So many people gathered for these observances that many were seated far back in the synagogue's social hall. Founded in 1904, Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh is one of Portland's oldest synagogues. In 1954 the congregation moved from its Newbury Street location to Noyes Street, and is known locally as the Noyes Street Shul.

This ticket was contributed to Maine Memory Network by Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh. Learn more by viewing their items on MMN, and visiting the online exhibit, Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland's Orthodox Synagogue.

Coming Soon

Thursday, September 27, 7pm

Book Talk: When We Were the Kennedys
Speaker: Monica Wood, author

Acclaimed Maine author Monica Wood presents her latest book. Subtitled A Memoir from Mexico, Maine, the story takes place in 1963, beginning on the April morning when Wood's father, a foreman at Oxford Paper Company, died on his way to work. From there, the book follows three deeply entwined threads: grief and renewal; the assassination of JFK; and the paper mill's first protracted labor strike. Read more online.

Saturday, September 29, 10am-5pm
In partnership with Smithsonian magazine
Museum Day Live!

Make plans now to visit Maine Historical Society on September 29 -- Museum Day Live! During this annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine, participating museums across the country open their doors, free of charge, to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket. Enjoy free admission to both the MHS museum and Longfellow House. Click here for more information and to print off the admission ticket.