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The promised land is… Oklahoma? Inside Tulsa’s campaign to court young Jews

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 23 Mar

Tulsa, Oklahoma, traditionally seen as a tumbleweed town, is drawing attention for its unique initiative, "Tulsa Tomorrow," which actively recruits young Jews to relocate to the city.

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This Alabama millionaire offered Jews $50,000 to move to his town. 16 years later, what’s left?

Benyamin Cohen in Forward · 16 Jun 2025

In 2009, Larry Blumberg, a hotel magnate in Dothan, Alabama, initiated a bold move to revitalize the dwindling Jewish community by offering up to $50,000 for Jewish families to relocate to the town and join its Reform synagogue, Temple Emanu-El.

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Could $50,000 get you to move to Rhode Island? This Orthodox community wants to find out

Louis Keene in Forward · 31 Jan 2024

The Orthodox Jewish community in Providence, Rhode Island, struggling with declining numbers and rising housing prices, is launching an initiative to attract new families.

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This Filmmaker Captured Vanishing Jewish Communities Across America

Forward · 11 Jan 2017

"There Are Jews Here," a documentary directed by Brad Lichtenstein, explores the vanishing Jewish communities in small American towns like Latrobe, PA, Butte, MT, and Laredo, TX.

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You Can Pay Jews To Live in Dothan, Alabama. But Will They Stay?

Forward · 18 Aug 2014

Dothan, Alabama, a small town with a dwindling Jewish population, embarked on a unique plan to revitalize its Jewish community in 2008.