Publication Date
1-1-2015
Document Type
Article
First Page
4
Last Page
38
Abstract
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 in Waterville, Maine. He is member of the religious studies department, where he teaches a wide range of courses on Judaism, Jewish history, and comparative religion.
Recommended Citation
Freidenreich, David M.. "Making it in Maine: Stories of Jewish Life in Small-Town America." Maine History 49, 1 (2015): 4-38. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol49/iss1/2