From The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette-For one evening in mid-April in New Castle, Temple Hadar Israel bustled with the sounds of prayers, the tinkling of glasses and dishes and even the joyful outbursts of a visiting toddler. About three dozen members and visitors had gathered on the first night of Passover over matzo ball soup and other traditional fare for a communal celebration of the ancient Jewish ritual meal.
The chatter and laughter among the mostly older, formally dressed group provided a respite from the reality that the days of the historic synagogue in the Lawrence County city are likely numbered.
Once with about 300 to 400 families in the two synagogues that have long since merged, Hadar Israel is now down to about 70 individual members.
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http://www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2014/06/01/Synagogues-struggle-in-dying-mill-towns-around-Western-Pennsylvania/stories/201406010159#ixzz33NtWBfTO
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