An Alabama Synagogue, Once Struggling for Congregants, Stretches Out Its Hand

ALPHA OMEGA ARTS
By TAHLIB

Rabbi Lynne Goldsmith, whose congregation in Dothan, Ala.,
has doubled since her synagogue started a $1 million program.

ALABAMA---Jews are moving to a small-town in Alabama in unprecedented numbers after a Jewish businessman funded a $1 million recruitment campaign, according to The New York Times. Jewish families apply for relocation, and the approved families have moved to Dothan, AL from Georgia, Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Where once, 15 people came to Saturday worship services, the numbers are now up to 30, a 100% increase and growing.