In the early 1900’s, Eastern European and Sephardic Jews settled in South Portland. There were kosher butcher shops and bakeries, a Jewish orphanage and an old age home. There were schools, a library with Yiddish books, the Neighborhood House, Hebrew school and citizenship classes. In 1958, Portland voted to create the South Auditorium Urban Renewal District and bulldozed 54 blocks of the community. Despite this, some remnants of the way life used to be still remain. See historic buildings, hear first-hand memories and read period newspaper accounts as you walk through the old neighborhood. 9:30-11:30 a.m. Meet at Lair Hill Market, 2823 S.W. First Ave.; $8. For more information or to register, email Polina at ojfas@comcast.net. This event is a benefit for the Jewish Federation of Greater Portland.