County
Cumberland
Zip Code
04101
Type
Stone marker
Additional Type
Plaque
Date Erected
2014
Date Dedicated
6-2014
Inscriptions
[Jewish War Veterans of the United States Seal]
Jacob Cousins Post 99, Jewish War Veterans of the
USA, honors the memory of Maine’s Jewish
Fallen Heroes in the two great wars.
World War I Fallen Heroes 1917-1918
Jacob Cousins, Portland
Arthur Goldstein, Portland
John A. Harrisburg, Auburn
Hyman Hilson, Bangor
Peter Wm. Klain, Norway
Kenneth Klein, Fort Kent
Henry A. Lait, Old Town
William Levenberg, Portland
Samuel W. Marcus, Bangor
Louis Osherowitz, Portland
[Followed by a list of World War II Fallen Heroes 1941-1945]
Materials
The monument is made of granite, with a bronze plaque.
Sponsor
Memorial donated by Myer Marcus, WWII Air Force Major, celebrating his 100th year, June 2014
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License
Recommended Citation
"Portland, Maine: Maine Jewish Museum Fallen Heroes Memorial" (2018). Cumberland. 29.
https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/cumberland/29
Photographer
Libby Bischof
Date Taken
2018
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Comments
This monument is located in the garden of the Maine Jewish Museum, the former Etz Chaim Synagogue located at 267 Congress Street, in Portland, Maine. It was founded in 1921 as an English-language synagogue, and was converted into a museum in 2010. The memorial, honoring Maine Jewish soldiers who were killed during WWI and WWII, was dedicated in June of 2014.