During the 1950s and 1960s, synagogue membership in the synagogue reached 400.

Some years later, the synagogue membership had grown so large it was decided a new sanctuary had to be built.

But the Orthodox, with their large families, account for 23 percent of synagogue membership, and that figure is growing.

While synagogue membership is not a requirement, most affiliate with the Conservative movement.

And the synagogue membership, 80 families in the 1980's, only continues its climb.

The synagogue membership is approximately 700 family members.

In the United States in the 1950s, there was a national trend towards increased affiliation with both church and synagogue membership rising in an unprecedented fashion.

Rabbi Radler said he hoped that his efforts would, indeed, encourage synagogue membership.

Nat's bar mitzvah was his own doing, achieved with considerable perseverance, given both his parents' laissez-faire attitude and lack of synagogue membership.

Jewish families left the area, and synagogue membership declined.