East Bayside in Portland in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Maine's Jewish Fallen Heroes Memorial
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 15, 2021
1. Maine's Jewish Fallen Heroes Memorial
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
World War II Fallen Heroes, 1941 - 1945
Harry E. Barron, Waterville Samuel M. Citrin, Portland Benjamin Cox, Portland Meyer Davis, Jr, Bar Harbor Hyman Deletetsky, Auburn Albert N. Edelstein, Sanford Robert L. Freedman, Blue Hill Edward R. Goldstein, Portland Francis L. Harris, Van Buren Louis J. Kline, Auburn Joseph H. Kobritz, Bangor Louis S. Lane, Portland Harold L. Leavitt, Levant Carl Levy, Portland Sidney R. Miller, Portland Herbert F. Meyers, Portland Charles Solomon, Cooper's Mills Frank B. Solomon, Cooper's Mills Bernard Striar, Bangor Odilion Teitelbaum, Biddeford Milton J. Ward, Auburn Max A. Weinstein, Portland Charles P. Wilner, Auburn
Memorial donated by Myer Marcus, WWII Air Force Major, celebrating his 100th year, June 2014
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Erected 2014 by Jacob Cousins Post 99, Jewish War Veterans of the USA, donated by Myer Marcus.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Heroes • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 43° 39.734′ N, 70° 15.159′ W. Marker is in Portland, Maine, in Cumberland County. It is in East Bayside. Memorial can be reached from Congress Street just north of India Street, on the left when traveling north. The memorial stands on the grounds of the Maine Jewish Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 267 Congress St, Portland ME 04101, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Home of Elias and Elizabeth Widgery Thomas (within shouting distance of this marker); Olde Saint Paul's Parish (within shouting distance of this marker); War of Independence Memorial (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Rear Admiral James Alden (about 500 feet away); Eastern Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Christopher Christian Manuel (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Eastern Cemetery (about 500 feet away); Joseph Coffin Boyd (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portland.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), November 15, 2021
2. Maine's Jewish Fallen Heroes Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 290 times since then and 22 times this year. Last updated on August 22, 2022, by D Howitt of Bergen County, New Jersey. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 16, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
