{"id":608,"date":"2011-06-08T15:18:34","date_gmt":"2011-06-08T19:18:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/"},"modified":"2011-06-13T22:15:32","modified_gmt":"2011-06-14T02:15:32","slug":"life-cycle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/","title":{"rendered":"Life Cycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 60.0px Monotype Corsiva} p.p2 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 30.0px Franklin Gothic Book; min-height: 34.0px} p.p3 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 30.0px Franklin Gothic Book} --><\/p>\n<!-- index.php -->\n<div\n\tclass=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-ajax-pagination-none\"\n\tid=\"ngg-gallery-a529a7d5acfba930392eadb757183052-1\">\n\n    \t<div class=\"slideshowlink\">\n        <a href='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/slideshow'>[Show as slideshow]<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lcfront.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p&gt;We are all born, we all age, and we all die.  How we mark the transitions from one stage of life to the next is an important aspect of how we express our identity.  Jewish rites celebrating birth establish the baby\u2019s religious identity and welcome new life into the world.&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Children become adults when they take responsibility for upholding their faith in bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies.  Weddings transform individuals into couples and make separate family units into large, extended webs of relationships.  Death rites affirm the faith of the deceased and those who love them.&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;At every new phase, rituals define us.  Life cycle rituals are the most important means of expressing religious Jewish identity in Maine.  Identity, however, is composed of much more than just our religious affiliation.  Our lives in school, among friends, and in our communities also play crucial roles in defining who we are.&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;The identity of Jews in Maine reflects a melding of distinctly Jewish elements and typical New England life.  What are the elements that shape your identity?&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Curated by Robyn Wardell &#039;11&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lcfront.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lcfront.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"11\"\n               data-title=\"The Jewish life cycle in Maine\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;We are all born, we all age, and we all die.  How we mark the transitions from one stage of life to the next is an important aspect of how we express our identity.  Jewish rites celebrating birth establish the baby\u2019s religious identity and welcome new life into the world.&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Children become adults when they take responsibility for upholding their faith in bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies.  Weddings transform individuals into couples and make separate family units into large, extended webs of relationships.  Death rites affirm the faith of the deceased and those who love them.&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;At every new phase, rituals define us.  Life cycle rituals are the most important means of expressing religious Jewish identity in Maine.  Identity, however, is composed of much more than just our religious affiliation.  Our lives in school, among friends, and in our communities also play crucial roles in defining who we are.&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;The identity of Jews in Maine reflects a melding of distinctly Jewish elements and typical New England life.  What are the elements that shape your identity?&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Curated by Robyn Wardell &#039;11&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"the-jewish-life-cycle-in-maine\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"The Jewish life cycle in Maine\"\n                    alt=\"The Jewish life cycle in Maine\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lcfront.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-1\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/andersons.jpg\"\n               title=\"Courtesy of the Bangor Public Library\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/andersons.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_andersons.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"96\"\n               data-title=\"Annie and Natalie Anderson, Bangor, 1914\"\n               data-description=\"Courtesy of the Bangor Public Library\"\n               data-image-slug=\"annie-and-natalie-anderson-bangor-1914-2\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Annie and Natalie Anderson, Bangor, 1914\"\n                    alt=\"Annie and Natalie Anderson, Bangor, 1914\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_andersons.jpg\"\n                    width=\"48\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lc1.jpg\"\n               title=\"For thousands of years, boys have been welcomed into the Jewish community through the ritual of circumcision.  This is the circumcision equipment used by Reverend Abraham Hains, who also served as Waterville\u2019s rabbi and kosher butcher from 1922-53.  The handle of the blade broke off the last time it was used.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Robert Hains&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lc1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lc1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"8\"\n               data-title=\"The cut that binds\"\n               data-description=\"For thousands of years, boys have been welcomed into the Jewish community through the ritual of circumcision.  This is the circumcision equipment used by Reverend Abraham Hains, who also served as Waterville\u2019s rabbi and kosher butcher from 1922-53.  The handle of the blade broke off the last time it was used.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Robert Hains&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-29\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"The cut that binds\"\n                    alt=\"The cut that binds\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lc1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/emersonschool1919-1.jpg\"\n               title=\"Looking at this picture, we seem to hear Uncle Sam saying, \u201cWe&#013;\nwant YOU to assimilate.\u201d Public education in Maine for Jewish&#013;\nimmigrants like Peggy Davidson (left) reflected a national&#013;\nmovement to use schooling as a means of Americanizing&#013;\nimmigrant youth. These efforts to implant respect for democracy&#013;\nand American ideals are an example of outside pressures that&#013;\nshaped Jewish identity in Maine.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a title=&quot;Maine Historical Society&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.mainehistory.org\/&quot;&gt;Maine Historical Society&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/emersonschool1919-1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_emersonschool1919-1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"97\"\n               data-title=\"Americanizing Jewish youth, Emerson School, Portland, 1919\"\n               data-description=\"Looking at this picture, we seem to hear Uncle Sam saying, \u201cWe&#013;\nwant YOU to assimilate.\u201d Public education in Maine for Jewish&#013;\nimmigrants like Peggy Davidson (left) reflected a national&#013;\nmovement to use schooling as a means of Americanizing&#013;\nimmigrant youth. These efforts to implant respect for democracy&#013;\nand American ideals are an example of outside pressures that&#013;\nshaped Jewish identity in Maine.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a title=&quot;Maine Historical Society&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.mainehistory.org\/&quot;&gt;Maine Historical Society&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"americanizing-jewish-youth-emerson-school-portland-1919\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Americanizing Jewish youth, Emerson School, Portland, 1919\"\n                    alt=\"Americanizing Jewish youth, Emerson School, Portland, 1919\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_emersonschool1919-1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"60\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-4\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_03.jpg\"\n               title=\"Joseph Seltzer, whose father was a weaver at the Wyandotte&#013;\nWorsted mill, is sitting in the front row of this classroom, probably&#013;\nin the old Myrtle Street School.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Debbie Seltzer Cohen&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_03.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_03.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"63\"\n               data-title=\"Waterville public school, ca. 1910\"\n               data-description=\"Joseph Seltzer, whose father was a weaver at the Wyandotte&#013;\nWorsted mill, is sitting in the front row of this classroom, probably&#013;\nin the old Myrtle Street School.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Debbie Seltzer Cohen&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-34\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Waterville public school, ca. 1910\"\n                    alt=\"Waterville public school, ca. 1910\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_03.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-5\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/purimplayphoto.jpg\"\n               title=\"Synagogue Sunday schools offer education in Jewish values&#013;\nand Bible stories, like the story of Esther being acted out in this&#013;\nphotograph. Today, Sunday schools also teach children the skills&#013;\nneeded for bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies. Finding qualified&#013;\nteachers for these schools has never been easy.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Phyllis Shiro&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/purimplayphoto.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_purimplayphoto.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"110\"\n               data-title=\"Putting on a Purim play, Beth Israel, Waterville, 1950s\"\n               data-description=\"Synagogue Sunday schools offer education in Jewish values&#013;\nand Bible stories, like the story of Esther being acted out in this&#013;\nphotograph. Today, Sunday schools also teach children the skills&#013;\nneeded for bar and bat mitzvah ceremonies. Finding qualified&#013;\nteachers for these schools has never been easy.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Phyllis Shiro&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"putting-on-a-purim-play-beth-israel-waterville-1950s\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Putting on a Purim play, Beth Israel, Waterville, 1950s\"\n                    alt=\"Putting on a Purim play, Beth Israel, Waterville, 1950s\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_purimplayphoto.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"56\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-6\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/unobskey-bar-mizvah-1.jpg\"\n               title=\"Growing up means assuming responsibility for yourself and your actions. Jewish coming of age&#013;\nrituals like bar mitzvahs and confirmation ask youth to do just that by becoming accountable for&#013;\nand devoted to their religious practice. In assuming this responsibility, these youth ensure the&#013;\ncontinuation of the faith. Bar mitzvah ceremonies for boys and, later, bat mitzvah ceremonies for&#013;\ngirls became the most important celebration of Jewish life in Maine.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Amy Waterman&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/unobskey-bar-mizvah-1.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_unobskey-bar-mizvah-1.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"106\"\n               data-title=\"Bar mitzvah of Sidney Unobskey, Calais, ca. 1950\"\n               data-description=\"Growing up means assuming responsibility for yourself and your actions. Jewish coming of age&#013;\nrituals like bar mitzvahs and confirmation ask youth to do just that by becoming accountable for&#013;\nand devoted to their religious practice. In assuming this responsibility, these youth ensure the&#013;\ncontinuation of the faith. Bar mitzvah ceremonies for boys and, later, bat mitzvah ceremonies for&#013;\ngirls became the most important celebration of Jewish life in Maine.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Amy Waterman&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bar-mitzvah-of-sidney-unobskey-calais-ca-1950\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bar mitzvah of Sidney Unobskey, Calais, ca. 1950\"\n                    alt=\"Bar mitzvah of Sidney Unobskey, Calais, ca. 1950\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_unobskey-bar-mizvah-1.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"59\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-7\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/confirmationphoto.jpg\"\n               title=\"It used to be that only boys marked&#013;\ntheir transition to adulthood through&#013;\na ceremony at the synagogue. In the&#013;\nearly 20th century, confirmation became&#013;\na popular alternative to the bar mitzvah,&#013;\nespecially for girls. Today, most&#013;\ngirls celebrate a bat mitzvah similar&#013;\nor identical to the boys\u2019 bar mitzvah&#013;\nceremony.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Portland Press Herald&#013;\ncollection at the Portland Public Library&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/confirmationphoto.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_confirmationphoto.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"105\"\n               data-title=\"Confirmation ceremony, Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland, 1938\"\n               data-description=\"It used to be that only boys marked&#013;\ntheir transition to adulthood through&#013;\na ceremony at the synagogue. In the&#013;\nearly 20th century, confirmation became&#013;\na popular alternative to the bar mitzvah,&#013;\nespecially for girls. Today, most&#013;\ngirls celebrate a bat mitzvah similar&#013;\nor identical to the boys\u2019 bar mitzvah&#013;\nceremony.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Portland Press Herald&#013;\ncollection at the Portland Public Library&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"confirmation-ceremony-shaarey-tphiloh-portland-1938\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Confirmation ceremony, Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland, 1938\"\n                    alt=\"Confirmation ceremony, Shaarey Tphiloh, Portland, 1938\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_confirmationphoto.jpg\"\n                    width=\"95\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-8\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_09.jpg\"\n               title=\"&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a title=&quot;Maine Historical Society&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.mainehistory.org\/&quot;&gt;Maine Historical Society&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_09.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_09.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"69\"\n               data-title=\"Bar Mitzvah congratulations\"\n               data-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of &lt;a title=&quot;Maine Historical Society&quot; href=&quot;http:\/\/www.mainehistory.org\/&quot;&gt;Maine Historical Society&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"bar-mitzvah-congratulations\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Bar Mitzvah congratulations\"\n                    alt=\"Bar Mitzvah congratulations\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_09.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-9\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/dancecard.jpg\"\n               title=\"Formal dances were a big part of teen culture during the first half&#013;\nof the 20th century. Participants used dance cards like this one to schedule their dances with various partners.&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/files\/2011\/06\/6_Item-6.mp3&quot;&gt;Listen to more about this dance card and its owner, Teddy Levine of Waterville.&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Sara Miller Arnon, Wendy Miller, and Julie Miller-Soros&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/dancecard.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_dancecard.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"104\"\n               data-title=\"Dance card, Waterville, 1917\"\n               data-description=\"Formal dances were a big part of teen culture during the first half&#013;\nof the 20th century. Participants used dance cards like this one to schedule their dances with various partners.&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/files\/2011\/06\/6_Item-6.mp3&quot;&gt;Listen to more about this dance card and its owner, Teddy Levine of Waterville.&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Sara Miller Arnon, Wendy Miller, and Julie Miller-Soros&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"dance-card-waterville-1917\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Dance card, Waterville, 1917\"\n                    alt=\"Dance card, Waterville, 1917\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_dancecard.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"74\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-10\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_02.jpg\"\n               title=\"The bride and groom stand under a traditional Jewish wedding&#013;\ncanopy.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Bangor Public Library&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_02.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_02.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"62\"\n               data-title=\"Wedding of David Rubinoff and Mertice Ashby, Beth Israel, Bangor, 1942\"\n               data-description=\"The bride and groom stand under a traditional Jewish wedding&#013;\ncanopy.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Bangor Public Library&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-33\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Wedding of David Rubinoff and Mertice Ashby, Beth Israel, Bangor, 1942\"\n                    alt=\"Wedding of David Rubinoff and Mertice Ashby, Beth Israel, Bangor, 1942\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_02.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-11\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_01.jpg\"\n               title=\"Proud parents Rose and Hyman Zaitlin are surrounded by a ring&#013;\nof friends and family as a crown of flowers is placed on the Rose\u2019s&#013;\nhead. This traditional dance, the mezinke, honors parents who&#013;\nhave just married off their last child.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Phil and Elizabeth Zaitlin Levinsky&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/section5_01.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_01.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"61\"\n               data-title=\"A cause for celebration, Saco, 1951\"\n               data-description=\"Proud parents Rose and Hyman Zaitlin are surrounded by a ring&#013;\nof friends and family as a crown of flowers is placed on the Rose\u2019s&#013;\nhead. This traditional dance, the mezinke, honors parents who&#013;\nhave just married off their last child.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of Phil and Elizabeth Zaitlin Levinsky&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"a-cause-for-celebration-saco-1951\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"A cause for celebration, Saco, 1951\"\n                    alt=\"A cause for celebration, Saco, 1951\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_section5_01.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                                    <br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n                    \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-12\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/4menstudying.jpg\"\n               title=\"Retirement offers the opportunity to engage in leisure activities.&#013;\nFor the men in this undated photograph, these activities include&#013;\nthe study of Jewish texts.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of The Cedars&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/4menstudying.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_4menstudying.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"98\"\n               data-title=\"Four men studying, Jewish Home for the Aged, Portland\"\n               data-description=\"Retirement offers the opportunity to engage in leisure activities.&#013;\nFor the men in this undated photograph, these activities include&#013;\nthe study of Jewish texts.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of The Cedars&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"four-men-studying-jewish-home-for-the-aged-portland\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Four men studying, Jewish Home for the Aged, Portland\"\n                    alt=\"Four men studying, Jewish Home for the Aged, Portland\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_4menstudying.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-13\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lc3.jpg\"\n               title=\"When a Jew dies, the body is traditionally buried in a plain white shroud by members of the chevra kadisha (\u201choly society\u201d).&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Portland Chevra Kadisha&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lc3.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lc3.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"10\"\n               data-title=\"Burial shroud\"\n               data-description=\"When a Jew dies, the body is traditionally buried in a plain white shroud by members of the chevra kadisha (\u201choly society\u201d).&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Portland Chevra Kadisha&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-31\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Burial shroud\"\n                    alt=\"Burial shroud\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lc3.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-14\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box\" >\n\t\t\t\t        <div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lc2.jpg\"\n               title=\"After burial, Jewish families observe a period of mourning called shiva, in which friends and relatives gather to reminisce and offer comfort.  This candle burns for the full seven days of the traditional shiva period.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Portland Chevra Kadisha&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/lc2.jpg\"\n               data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lc2.jpg\"\n               data-image-id=\"9\"\n               data-title=\"Memorial candle\"\n               data-description=\"After burial, Jewish families observe a period of mourning called shiva, in which friends and relatives gather to reminisce and offer comfort.  This candle burns for the full seven days of the traditional shiva period.&#013;\n&#013;\n&lt;p&gt;Courtesy of the Portland Chevra Kadisha&lt;\/p&gt;\"\n               data-image-slug=\"image-30\"\n               class='use_imagebrowser_effect' data-imagebrowser-url='https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/exhibition\/life-cycle\/nggallery\/image\/%STUB%'>\n                <img\n                    title=\"Memorial candle\"\n                    alt=\"Memorial candle\"\n                    src=\"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/168\/files\/life-cycle\/thumbs\/thumbs_lc2.jpg\"\n                    width=\"100\"\n                    height=\"75\"\n                    style=\"max-width:100%;\"\n                \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t\n                            \n\t\t\n\t\t<!-- Pagination -->\n\t<div class='ngg-clear'><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2894,"featured_media":0,"parent":588,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/608"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2894"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=608"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/608\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":747,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/608\/revisions\/747"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.colby.edu\/jewsinmaine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=608"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}